OKEMOS MI – Planning a trip out of the country soon? Do you have your passport?  The U. S. Postal Service will be helping by hosting Passport Fairs.

The Okemos Post Office will be hosting a Passport Fair to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications.

Event: Passport Fair
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Okemos Post Office
2025 Central Park Drive
Okemos MI 48864

For information, customers can call the Okemos Post Office at 517-349-2958.

The Postal Service has made it more convenient for customers to travel internationally by promoting passport application services that are available at over 100 postal locations in Michigan.  As of June 1, 2009, U.S. Citizens entering or re-entering the United States will need a valid Passport.    The Post Office always recommends coming in as early as possible before your departure to apply for a passport — at least three months or earlier — to avoid any extra costs to expedite an application.

The U.S. Department of State provides detailed guidelines for preparing your passport application and supporting documents. You can fill out and print a passport application online or get one when you visit a designated Post Office™ to submit the application. For information on passport forms, required supporting documents and passport fees visit travel.state.gov or contact the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778 or TDD/TTY 1-888-874-7793.

In a Hurry? Request and pay for Priority Mail Express™ Service both ways (to and from the passport agency), and your application may be processed more quickly (see current passport processing times from the U.S. Department of State travel.state.gov. Plus you can track your package online with USPS Tracking™.

To help the Passport Fair application process go smoothly and efficiently, the Postal Service recommends the following:

• Bring in 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. (Please note: a hospital-issued birth certificate alone is not acceptable.)
• Bring in 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.
• Both parents must accompany any child (or children) applying for a passport. 
• The passport application requires two recent identical photographs of you, which the Passport fair sites will take for a fee of $15.00 each.
• To save time, you can download a passport application at www.usps.com/passport to complete your application beforehand.

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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