OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Oklahoma City Center City Station, located 305 NW 5th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 is now processing passport applications on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. by appointment only.  “We realize that some of our customers cannot come in and get their passports processed during our week day hours of operation and we think by offering passport application acceptance services on Saturday will help them out tremendously” said Stephanie Hopper, Manager, Customer Services. To set up an appointment please call (405) 236-0321.

U.S. citizens entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry must present a passport book, passport card or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government.

To obtain a passport applicants need to:

• Bring 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 proof of identity.  This must be either: a recently issued U.S. passport; a recently issued naturalization certificate; a recently issued certificate of citizenship; or a current valid driver’s license, government ID or military photo ID.
• Bring a photocopy of proof of identity.  Each applicant must bring a photocopy of the front and back of the ID that will be presented at the time of passport acceptance.
• The passport application requires recent color passport photograph of you (2” x 2” in size). The Post Office will offer passport photo service for $15.
• To save time, customers should download the passport application www.travel.state.gov  and complete beforehand.  Do not sign the application.
• All applicants must appear in person (including minors).
• Minors under the age of 14 must appear with both parents.  If one parent is not available, a notarized authorization from the absent parent is required.

Each passport for an adult must be accompanied by a check or money order for $110, made payable to the U.S. Department of State and a $25 acceptance fee made payable to USPS.  Fees for children under 16 are $80, payable to the U.S. Department of State and $25 payable to USPS.

The cost to expedite processing at the Department of State is $60 paid per application, in addition to required fees.

Customers can request to mail the passport application(s) overnight to the Department of State using Priority Mail Express offers the customer the ability to track their mailing.  The cost to expedite delivery is

Customers can call 1-800-ASK-USPS, or go to the Postal Service’s Website www.usps.com, to get the location of other nearby passport Post Offices and their passport customer service hours. 

Passport customers may also check the U.S. State Department’s web site at www.travel.state.gov to obtain additional information.  Customers may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778. 

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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