DENVER — The Denver Post Office announces that it will offer a special passport fair on Saturday, March 10th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the General Mail Facility Retail office, located at 7500 E. 53rd Place from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Customers who are planning foreign travel in the future are encouraged to get a passport. The special passport fair is being held to accommodate local and area residents with their passport needs that day. The event is also being held on “Passport Day in the USA” on March 10,” an annual day sponsored by the U.S. State Dept. and U.S. Postal Service, in which special passport fairs are being held at a number of Post Offices and passport service locations nationwide.

“We are pleased to host this special passport fair event,” said Postmaster Mark Talbott.  “All of our regular postal customers and area residents can have their passport applications processed quickly and efficiently. That includes the taking of their passport photo if needed.”

At the passport fair, customers can apply for either a passport book or a passport card application with the State Dept. (See passport fees below.)

The passport book can be used for most international travel world-wide. The less costly passport card may only be used for land and sea travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean.  Both the passport card and the passport book have the same validity period: 10 years for an adult, five years for children 15 and younger.

Customers can help save their passport application processing time at the Post Office passport fair and have the process go smoothly by bringing the below required documents.

• Bring proper proof of American citizenship. This must be either: a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state; a previous U.S. passport; a certificate of citizenship; or a naturalization certificate. (Note: a hospital-issued birth certificate alone is not acceptable.)
• Bring proof of identity. This must be either: a previous U.S. passport; a naturalization certificate; a certificate of citizenship; or a current valid driver’s license, government ID or military photo ID.
• The passport application requires one recent photograph. If you don’t have a photo, photo services will be available for $15 for each application payable to the Post Office.
• To save time, you can download a passport application at usps.com/passport and complete it beforehand but do not sign the application until witnessed by an acceptance agent. Passport applications must be made in person and cannot be made online.

Current Passport Fees set by the U.S. State Department:

Adult or Child Passport Book
Current total fees: $135 for Age 16 and over; Child Passport Book – $105 for Age 15 and under

Adult or Child Passport Card
Current total fees: $55 for Age 16 and over; Child Passport Book – $40 for Age 15 and under

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A list of processing facilities studied, FAQs, mail processing b-roll, and additional information can be found at usps.com/ourfuturenetwork.

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