The U.S. Postal Service is hosting a passport fair at the Killeen Main Post office Saturday.
Making it to the post office during normal office hours can be a challenge for customers. The USPS aims to make it easier through this one-day event.
The event will from 7 a.m. through noon.
To obtain a passport, applicants must bring proper documentation:
- Bring proof of American citizenship. This must be either a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state; naturalization certificate (a hospital-issued birth certificate alone is not acceptable); consular report of birth abroad; certificate of citizenship; or a previous U.S. passport.
- Each applicant must bring a clear photocopy of their proof of American citizenship that will be presented at the time of passport acceptance. If the document is two-sided, then a photocopy of the front and back of the document must be provided.
- Bring proof of identity. This must be either: a previous U.S. passport or passport card; certificate of naturalization with identifiable photo attached; certificate of citizenship with identifiable photo attached; valid driver’s license (not temporary or learner’s permit); Official U.S. military or military dependent identification card; government employee identification card (federal, state, municipal, county); current valid foreign passport.
- Each applicant must bring a clear photocopy of their proof of identity that will be presented at the time of passport acceptance. If the document is two-sided, then a photocopy of the front and back of the document must be provided.
- The passport application requires recent color passport photograph of you (2” x 2” in size), which the Post Office Passport Office can provide for $15.
- To save time, customers may download a passport application at www.usps.com/passport to complete beforehand.
- All applicants must appear in person (including minors).
- Minors under the age of 16 must appear with both parents. If one parent is not available, a notarized authorization from the absent parent is required.
Adult passport applications must include a check or money order for $110 made payable to the U.S. State Department and $35 execution fee made payable to Postmaster. The cost for children under 16 is $80 and $35.
To expedite processing, an additional $60 fee per application is required. The cost to expedite delivery service to the passport processing lockbox is $24.70 per family for Priority Mail Express paid to the United States Postal Service.
The cost to expedite delivery is $15.89 per application directly to the Department of State. This service is only available to mailing addresses within the United States. This is not valid for passport cards.
Customers with questions can call 1-800-ASK-USPS or go to the Postal Service’s website to get the location of other nearby passport Post Offices and their passport customer service hours. Passport customers may also check the U.S. State Department’s website to obtain additional information.
Appointments are not required. Customers are encouraged to come early, as they will be served on a first-come, first serve basis until the maximum capacity has been reached.
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