SEARCY, AR — Need a passport? The US Postal Service is offering additional convenience. To ensure U.S. citizens are prepared to travel abroad this winter holiday season and next spring, the Searcy Post Office will be hosting a passport fair at the Harding University American Heritage Conference Center, located at 915 E Market, Searcy AR  72143 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Appointments are not required on this day and applicants will be served on a first-come, first-served basis until the applicant maximum capacity has been reached.

Harding University American Heritage Conference Center
915 E Market
Searcy AR  72143
8:30am to 2:00pm

The Passport Fair will be conducted at the auditorium inside the American Heritage Conference Center on the Harding University Campus-#23 on the map.

www.harding.edu/assets/www/map/pdf/hardingsearcycampusmap.pdf

For additional assistance, please contact Matt Hamilton, Postmaster Searcy AR at 501-268-3840 or Matthew.J.Hamilton@usps.gov

To obtain a passport applicants need to:

• Bring proper 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.

Each passport for an adult must be accompanied by a check or money order for $110 made payable to the U.S. State Department and a $25 execution fee made payable to Postmaster. Fees for children under 16 are $80 and $25.

The cost to expedite processing at the Department of State is $60 paid per application in addition to required fees. 

The cost to expedite delivery service to the passport processing lockbox is $23.75 per family for Priority Mail Express paid to the United States Postal Service.

The cost to expedite delivery service is $15.45 paid per application directly to the Department of State for the delivery of an issued passport book from the Department of State to the customer. This service is only available to mailing addresses within the United States. Not valid for passport cards.
Customers can call 1-800-ASK-USPS or go to the Postal Service’s Website www.usps.com 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 web site at www.travel.state.gov  to obtain additional information.

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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