RIVA, MD — To ensure U.S. citizens are prepared to travel abroad this summer, the U.S. Postal Service will be hosting a Passport Fair at the Riva Post Office, located at 3123 Riva Road, Riva, MD 21140, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., on Saturday, July 22, 2017. Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. Appointments are not required on this day.

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.  Bring a photocopy of your proof of identity.  Each applicant must bring a front and back photocopy of the ID that will be presented at the time of passport acceptance. The passport application requires recent passport photograph of you (2” x 2” in size), which the Post Office Passport Office can provide for $15.

The cost for an adult passport book is $110 plus a $25 processing/acceptance fee; the adult passport card is $30 plus a $25 processing fee. Both are good for ten years. The cost for a minor’s passport book is $80 plus a $25 processing/acceptance fee; the minor passport card is $15 plus a $25 processing fee. Both are good for ten years. Customers wanting both the passport book and card are charged only one processing fee. Passport photo services are also available for $15. Payments are accepted via cash or check; Credit cards are acceptable for processing photo fees only.

For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov.

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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