INLAND EMPIRE – The United States Postal Service will hold passport fairs in March at post offices in the Inland Empire for first-time passport applicants.  No appointments are necessary.

Riverside Main Post Office 4150 Chicago Ave. Riverside, CA 92507 Saturday, March 7 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	Morongo Valley Post Office 49849 Twentynine Palms Hwy. Morongo Valley, CA 92256 Saturday, March 7 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
La Quinta Post Office 79125 Corporate Center Dr. La Quinta, CA 92253 Sunday, March 8 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	El Centro Post Office 1598 W. Main St. El Centro, CA 92243 Saturday, March 21 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Redlands Lugonia Post Office 404 New York St. Redlands, CA 92373 Sunday, March 22 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Arlington Post Office 10275 Hole St. Riverside, CA 92503 Sunday, March 22 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Loma Linda Post Office 25925 Barton Rd. Loma Linda, CA 92354 Saturday, March 28 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	North Palm Springs Post Office 64117 Dillion Rd. Palm Springs, CA 92258 Saturday, March 28 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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 and Bermuda).

Passport fees

	Adults (Age 16 Years and Older)	Minors (Under Age 16)
Passport Card	$30	$15
Passport Book	$110	$80
Passport Card and Book	$140	$95

Fees must be paid with a personal check or money order. No exceptions. In addition to the above costs, there is a $35 processing/acceptance fee, which can be paid for by cash, personal check, debit and credit cards or money order. These post offices also offer passport photo services for $15.

Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before scheduled travel overseas. The average time for passport applications and renewals is six weeks. However, for an additional fee of $60, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within three 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 one of the following: 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.                                                                                                                                                      

For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov.

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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