BLACKSBURG, VA — The Blacksburg Post Office will be hosting a Passport Fair on Tuesday, April 13,  from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. to help busy families prepare for upcoming travel and make the task of obtaining a passport easier.

Customers are able to apply for or renew a passport Monday - Friday at the Princeton Post Office, located at 909 University City Blvd. from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Although walk-ins will be accepted on the day of the Passport Fair, appointments for photos and  passport applications are also available. Please call 540-552-2751 to schedule your appointment. 

Customers will also have the option of applying for a passport book, good for all international travel or the passport card, which is less expensive but good only for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region and Bermuda.

To apply for a passport, travelers need to complete Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned), provide proof of U. S. citizenship and proof of identity, submit two identical passport photos and pay the appropriate passport fees.

For children under the age of 16, both parents or guardians must be present at the application process.

The cost for an adult passport book is $110 plus a $25 processing/acceptance fee; the adult passport card is $30 plus a $25 processing fee. Both are good for ten years. The cost for a minor’s passport book is $80 plus a $25 processing/acceptance fee; the minor passport card is $15 plus a $25 processing fee. Both are good for ten years. Customers wanting both the passport book and card are charged only one processing fee. Passport photo services are also available for $15. Payments are accepted via cash or check; Credit cards are acceptable for processing photo fees only.

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 five to six weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within eight business days, and for those who need speedy delivery, the U. S. Postal Service offers Express Mail next day delivery both to and from the State Department.

For more information about passport application requirements, visit the State Department’s travel website at travel.state.gov or contact the Postmaster at 540-552-2751.

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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