On Saturday, July 11th, Alva, Fort Myers and Naples Post Offices will host passport fairs: Alva Post Office located at 17301 Broadway St. Alva will offer service from 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. with no appointment required. Page Field Post Office located at 2655 N Airport Rd, Ft Myers will offer service 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. with appointments required. Please call 277-3352 to schedule an appointment. Naples Main Post Office located at 1200 Goodlette Rd N, Naples will offer service 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. with no appointment required.

Effective June 1, the last phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative became effective. A passport, passport card, or acceptable documentation will be needed for land border crossings and sea travel. The passport fair will offer passport photos and processing of new passport applications as well as passport renewals.

Everyone, including newborn infants, is required to obtain a passport in his or her own name. For children under 16, the consent of both parents/guardians is required. A new passport card has been introduced and facilitates entry at U.S. land and sea ports of entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda; however, it may not be used to travel by air.

The following items are required to complete the passport:

• a completed application (form is available at www.usps.com; do not sign it until instructed to by the passport clerk)
• proof of identity (a valid permanent state driver’s license, a government ID or military ID, previous passport, Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate)
• proof of U.S. citizenship (previous passport, original or certified birth certificate issued from the state with a raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal and the registrar’s signature and date of certificate filing)
• two official passport photos (passport photo service is available at Page Field)
• Social Security N umber

Department of State fees vary according to age and type. They must be made by money order, check bank draft, or cashier’s check made payable to the U.S. Department of State; debit and credit card payment is not available. Each individual making application must have a separate payment. Charges include:

• the fee for age under 16 passport book is $60
• the fee for those age 16 and over for passport book is $75
• the fee for those under age 16 for passport card is $10
• the fee for those age 16 and over for passport card is $20

In addition, the Postal Service charges $25 per application as the processing fee. For this fee a debit or credit card may be used in addition to cash, money order or check made payable to the Postal Service.

For additional information about the passport application process call 239-277-3352.

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