Post offices to hold passport fair Saturday

July 13, 2016

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Post Offices across Kentucky will hold passport fairs this Saturday, July 16^th, for first-time passport applicants or for those seeking to renew a passport. Locations and times below. No appointments are needed; the Fairs serve customers on a first come, first served basis.

If you’re planning to travel abroad in 2016, there are several things travelers should be aware of when it comes to passports:

Check the expiration date on your U.S. passport. Many countries require that your passport have as much as six months’ validity remaining for entry.
The Department of State is expecting a surge in passport renewals this year due to millions of passports set to expire. Ten years ago, the United States passed a law requiring its citizens to have a passport for travel to all countries, including Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The increase demand in passport renewals is anticipated to create processing delays. It may now take about six weeks for a passport renewal.

The following Post Offices will hold passport fairs:

DATE	LOCATION	ADDRESS	CITY/ZIP	HOURS
July 16	Hikes Point	3050 Hunsinger Ln	Louisville 40220	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Middletown	119 Evergreen Rd	Louisville 40243	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Louisville Main Office	1420 Gardiner Ln	Louisville 40231	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Lexington Main Office	1088 Nandino Blvd	Lexington 40511	10:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Versailles	149 Fieldview Dr	Versailles 40383	10:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Glasgow	445 W Main St	Glasgow 42141	9:00 AM-3:00 PM
July 16	Bowling Green Main Office	311 E 11^th Ave	Bowling Green 42101	9:00 AM-1:00 PM
July 16	Evansville Main Office	800 Sycamore St	Evansville IN 47708	9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda).

Passport fees

	Adults (Age 16 Years and Older)	Minors (Under Age 16)
Passport Card	$30	$15
Passport Book	$110	$80
Passport Card and Book	$140	$95

The above fees must be paid with a personal check or money order. (No exceptions!) In addition to the above costs, there is also a $25 processing/acceptance fee plus a $15 fee for photos, which can be paid for by cash, personal check, debit and credit cards or money order. All of the Post Offices above offer passport photo services.

Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. Again, the average time for passport applications and renewals is six weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within three weeks.

To apply for a passport, travelers need to complete Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned) and provide one of the following: a U.S. birth certificate from the Department of Vital Statistics (not a certificate of birth) or naturalization papers. Applicants must also show either a valid driver’s license, a previous or current U.S. passport book or card, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, military I.D. or a federal, state or municipal government employee I.D. card. Applicants 15 & under must be present with both parents unless consent is given; ages 16 & 17 require only one parent be present.

For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov.