International Travel Plans?

Several Post Offices offer Saturday acceptance hours

September 12, 2018 



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LOUISVILLE, KY —For customers planning international trips, several Kentuckiana post offices will host a Passport Fair this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.  Fairs serve customers on a first come, first served basis.  No appointments are needed.  (There is a limited capacity for acceptance.) 

NOTE:  For appointments during regular passport processing hours, the U.S. Postal Service has made scheduling easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ tool (RCAS) at http://www.usps.com/schedulerThe RCAS™ tool provides customers with an easy, convenient way to schedule appointments to apply for a passport.

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.

Information for Saturday, Sept. 15, Passport Fairs:

POST OFFICE

ADDRESS

ZIP CODE

FAIR HOURS

Louisville
Air Mail Facility

4440 Crittenden Dr

40221

9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Bowling Green

5300 Scottsville Rd

42104

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Columbia

800 Burkesville St

42728

8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Lawrenceburg

1269 Fox Creek Rd

40342

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Leitchfield

210 S Main St

42754

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Lexington
Main Post Office

1088 Nandino Blvd

40511

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monticello

65 Barnes Dr

42633

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Newburgh

5411 State Route 261

47630

8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Salyersville

330 E Maple St

41465

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Scottsburg

202 W McClain Ave

47170

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

West Liberty

398 Glenn Ave

41472

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Williamsburg

1000 N Highway 25 W

40769

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Wilmore

301 E Main St

40390

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.


Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda).

Passport fees

 

Adults (Age 16 Years and Older)

Minors (Under Age 16)

Passport Card

$30

$15

Passport Book

$110

$80

Passport Card and Book

$140

$95


The fees listed above must be paid with a personal check or money order. There is a $35 processing/acceptance fee and a $15 fee for photos, which can be paid for by cash, personal check, debit and credit cards or money order.  Passport Fair offices offer 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.

The Kentuckiana District serves ZIP Codes 400-409, 411-427 in Kentucky and 471, 476-477 in southern Indiana.

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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