HOHENWALD, TN — The Hohenwald Post Office will host a Passport Fair on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the main office, located at 26 N Court Street.  The hours are 8:45 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. 

Customers may also call 931-796-5411 for appointments.  (There is a limited capacity for acceptance.) 

For appointments during regular passport acceptance hours, the U.S. Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ tool (RCAS) on http://www.usps.com/scheduler. 

The Postal Service suggests travelers check the expiration date on their U.S. passport. Many countries require a passport have as much as six months’ validity remaining for entry.

Passport fees

The fees listed above must be paid with a personal check or money order. Additionally, there is 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.  The Hohenwald Post Office offers passport photo services.

Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. 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.

Register for Informed Delivery www.informeddelivery.usps.com and see your mail before it’s delivered to your mailbox. 

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

 

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