CENTRAL PA — The U.S. Department of State has announced the passport application fee will increase by $10 effective April 2, 2018. If you are planning international travel, now is the time to apply for your passport!

The Post Offices of Central PA are hosting passport fairs in March to assist customers in obtaining passports before the price goes up. Customers can schedule a passport appointment online at http://www.usps.com/scheduleror walk in to one of these events.

Here is the list of Post Offices hosting fairs in March:

As a note, the Central PA District has 68 Post Offices that process passport applications during regular business hours. To find the location and hours of a passport acceptance Post Office near you, go to usps.com - quick tools – find USPS locations – search on “passports.”

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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