RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Union University’s Center for International Studies will be the host site for a Passport Fair on Saturday, April 23, 2016.  This event is open to all customers, not just VUU students. There’s no need to make an appointment to take advantage of a Passport Fair. Just read the information below so you’ll know what documents to bring and where to go. The Department of State website – www.travel.state.gov – provides additional information so you can be prepared.

Dept of State PASSPORT FEES
(Money orders/personal checks must be made payable to US Department of State; money orders may only be purchased with cash – this site does not have debit/credit card capability.)

US POSTAL SERVICE FEES
(Money orders/personal checks must be made payable to US Department of State; money orders may only be purchased with cash  – this site does not have debit/credit card capability.)

$25.00 Execution Fee payable to USPS
Passport Photos can be taken on site for $15.00

YOU MUST BRING THESE TWO (2) FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION
Certified Birth Certificate (Includes official seal) AND
Current Driver’s License or State Identification Card
Or
Naturalization Certificate (If Naturalized Citizen) AND
Current Driver’s License or State Identification Card

YOU MUST ALSO PROVIDE:

A photocopy showing the front and back of the applicant’s ID made on plain white, 8½ x 11’’ standard paper.

• Photocopies must contain images on only one-side of each page (not on the front and the back)
• If copies cannot be made on the same side of one page, the applicant may present two separate pages: one displaying the front of the ID and the second displaying the back of the ID.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR IN PERSON (including Minor Children).

For additional information, and to fill out your passport application online, please go to www.travel.state.gov. Please print and bring your documents, IDs and photocopies or fill them out at the Fair, but you must not sign your application until you are in front of a passport acceptance agent. Thank you.

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