NEW YORK, NY — In observance of the Presidents Day, Post Offices will be closed and only Priority Mail Express will be delivered on Monday, February 19. Normal mail delivery, postal retail operations, and mail collections will resume on Tuesday, February 20.

In the interim, if international travel plans are in your future, then you should know that this year the Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ tool (RCAS) today on http://www.usps.com/scheduler.

There are a total of 4,800 Post Offices around the country that offer passport acceptance service. Of these, more than 3,100 offer appointments via telephone, and these select offices will also now offer the ability to schedule appointments through the online RCAS™ tool.

For the appointment, travelers need to bring with them the following items:

The completed DS-11, Application for a U.S. Passport form, which can be found at the Department of State website at https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html. Do not sign the form

Proof of US citizenship

Proof of identity (valid driver’s license, government employee ID, military ID)

Photocopies of U.S. citizenship and identification documents (these will be sent with the application, but bring originals for proof documentation)

Appropriate payment. Acceptable forms of payment can be found on the Department of State website. (Please note that neither debit nor credit cards are acceptable forms of payment by the Department of State)

Appropriate passport photo, if passport photo services are not available at the selected Post Office location.

Passport applications for children under 16 have special requirements. Visit travel.state.gov for more information.

After scheduling a passport appointment, make sure to click the Informed Delivery button. This new feature allows you to preview your mail and manage packages when you’re not home.

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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