What:

The Calipatria, El Centro and Westmorland Post Offices will be hosting a series of special weekend Passport Fairs, at which postal employees will accept applications for new U.S. passports.

“Now that COVID-19 concerns have declined and nations are welcoming back travelers, many Imperial Valley residents are eager to get out and see the world,” said USPS Senior Operations Manager Maria Moreno. “For anyone planning to travel internationally this summer, the first step is to get a passport. Our post offices will host these special Passport Fairs to help them with that.

“The purpose of these events is to make the process of applying for new passports easy for our customers. A lot of people, especially those with schoolchildren, don’t have the time during the week to visit a post office to submit their passport applications.

“Our postal employees are hosting these events to help customers who want to get a head start on their summer international travel plans.”

Who:

U.S. Postal Service & U.S. Passport Agency

When & Where:

Mar. 18 – 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
El Centro Post Office
1598 W Main Street
El Centro CA 92243

Mar. 18 – 8:00 a.m. to noon
Westmorland Post Office
199 S Center Street
Westmorland CA 92281

Mar. 25 – 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Calipatria Post Office
190 W Main Street
Calipatria CA 92233

Background:

Customers attending these events will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is NOT required.

Routine and expedited new passport applications will both be accepted. Payment of U.S. Passport Agency fees must be made with cash, debit cards or money orders.

Applicants are advised to complete their DS-11 new passport application in advance, print it and bring it unsigned to the event with an acceptable passport photo, fees, and documents. The DS-11 application form can be found at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html

For information on new passport application requirements, forms and fees, go to www.travel.state.gov  or call the toll-free National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778.

The Passport Agency reminds travelers to submit their passport applications as early as possible, far in advance of planned travel to avoid problems with receiving their passports.

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