BROOKLYN — This Monday brings the holidays early for some local shippers as international mailing deadlines begin in earnest.    But for those who long to visit those same faraway destinations, a new one-stop shop for passports also comes to Brooklyn on Monday.  

Postal officials will open a Passport Services Center at the Brooklyn Main Post Office, 271 Cadman Plaza East, on Monday, December 10.   The center will provide dedicated passport services for area residents in a one-stop location.

To celebrate the new service center, special programming at the facility will be offered from 9 am until 5 pm to include passport information, on-site counselors to address how mailing and package services can buoy small businesses, and an inside look at expanded post office box services available.

Letters for Santa will also receive special first-class treatment on Monday, postal officials added.

At noon, a community ribbon cutting for the Passport Services Center will official open the site.   That opening ceremony is free and open to the public.

Scheduled to attend that ceremony will be Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Deputy Borough President, Sandra Chapman, New York State Senator Eric Adams, State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz and regional Postal Service officials.

I need a passport.  What should I bring to the new Passport Services Center?

For passport applications, you should bring...

1. Your Completed Application
Applications can be found at the State Department website or at Brooklyn’s Passport Services Center.  New applicants, renewals, name changes or corrections, and lost or stolen passports each require a different application.
Find the right form at the State Department’s web site ›

2. Two Types of Identification, with Copies of Each
You’ll need one to prove U.S. citizenship…

• Previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport
• Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county, or state
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Birth Certificate
• Naturalization Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship

… and one current I.D.

• Previously issued, undamaged U.S. passport
• Naturalization Certificate
• Valid driver's license
• Current Government ID (city, state, or federal)
• Current Military ID (military and dependents)

3. One Passport Photo
Your photo should be in color and taken within the past 6 months. It should be 2" x 2" with a full-face, front view (head should measure between 1" and 1 3/8"), and a plain white or off-white background. For an additional fee, some Post Offices can take your photo for you.

How much will my passport cost?

The U.S. Passport Card can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry and is more convenient and less expensive than a passport book. The passport card cannot be used for international travel by air.  Adult first time applicants pay $55, while previous passport holders pay $30.   Minors under 16 years of age pay $40.

A U.S. Passport Book is the second option.  An adult passport requires an application fee of $110.  For a minor, under 16, costs $80.   This includes infants.   A separate payment of $25 payable to the Postal Service as the execution fee for each passport book that is processed. 

Some travelers prefer both a passport book and a passport card.  For adults, the combination costs $140 while for minors the cost is $95.  A $25 execution fee payable to the acceptance agency -- the US Postal Service -- is required for each combination.  

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