TENNESSEE DISTRICT – Now that Old Man Winter has called it a day, many of us have begun to think about more important things in life, such as summer vacation! The Postal Service is here to help by making it more convenient for customers to travel internationally by holding several passport fairs in Tennessee. They include:
| LOCATION | ADDRESS | CITY | DATE | HOURS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jackson PO |
200 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr |
Jackson TN |
May 16 |
9:00AM-2:00PM |
|
White Station |
5821 Park Ave |
Memphis TN |
May 16 |
10:00AM-2:00PM |
|
Nashville Main PO |
525 Royal Parkway |
Nashville TN |
May 16 |
9:00AM-5:00PM |
Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region and Bermuda).
The cost for an adult passport book is $110 plus a $25 processing/acceptance fee and the cost of photos, which cost $15 at Post Offices. The adult passport card is $30 plus a $25 processing fee and the cost of photos. Both are good for 10 years. Customers wanting both the passport book and card are charged only one processing fee. Payments are accepted via cash or check. Credit cards are acceptable for processing and photo fees only. All of the Post Offices above offer passport photo services.
Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. A passport application is normally processed by the State Department within 4 to 6 weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within 2 to 4 weeks.
To apply for a passport, travelers need to complete Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned) and provide one of the following: a U.S. birth certificate from the Department of Vital Statistics (not a certificate of birth) or naturalization papers. Applicants must also show either a valid driver’s license, a previous or current U.S. passport book or card, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, military I.D. or a federal, state or municipal government employee I.D. card. Applicants 15 & under must be present with both parents unless consent is given; ages 16 & 17 require only one parent be present.
Of the 14.1 million passports processed by the U.S. Department of State in 2014, the United States Postal Service was the acceptance point for 5.2 million passport applications.
For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov.
The Tennessee District serves ZIP Codes 370-374, 376-385 in Tennessee and 307 in northern Georgia.
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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