What:

With the 4th of July barely in our rearview mirrors, it may seem a little early to be thinking of Christmas, but that’s not the case if you’re thinking of international travel during the holidays.

Due to extremely high demand, the current processing time for new passports is three months or more. Passport Agency officials advise those planning international travel to submit their passport applications as far in advance of their departure dates as possible.

The U.S. Postal Service is doing its part to help those planning holiday travel by hosting a blizzard of passport fairs at 25 post offices across San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial Counties on Saturday, July 15.

One additional post office, in North Palm Springs, will be hosting a passport fair on July 22.

Postal employees at all 26 locations will accept applications for new U.S. passports during these events.

“The purpose of this one-day blizzard of passport fairs is to make the process of applying for new passports easy for our customers,” said San Diego Postmaster Justine Valadez. “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.”

Who:

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

When & Where:

Saturday, July 15 Passport Fairs at these post offices

7/15	9:00 am-4:00 pm	Alpine	2127 Arnold Way	91901
7/15	8:30 am-2:00 pm	Calimesa	600 W Avenue L	92320
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	Carmel Mountain	11251 Rancho Carmel Dr	92199
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	Chula Vista	340 Oxford St	91910
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	College Grove	3426 College Ave	92115
7/15	8:00 am-4:00 pm	Colton	265 N 7th St	92324
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	El Cajon	401 W Lexington Ave	92020
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	Encinitas	1150 Garden View Rd	92024
7/15	10:00 am-1:00 pm	Fallbrook	747 S Mission Rd	92028
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	Jamul	13961 Campo Rd	91935
7/15	8:00 am-2:00 pm	La Mesa	8064 Allison Ave	91942
7/15	10:00 am-2:00 pm	La Quinta	79125 Corporate Center Dr	92253
7/15	8:00 am-2:00 pm	Moreno Valley	24040 Postal Ave	92553
7/15	9:30 am-4:00 pm	Otay Mesa Annex	2960 Fern Ave	92154
7/15	10:00 am-2:00 pm	Palm Springs	333 N Sunrise Way	92262
7/15	8:00 am-1:00 pm	Redlands	201 Brookside Ave	92373
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	Riverfront	2600 Camino Del Rio N	92108
7/15	9:00 am-4:00 pm	Riverside Downtown	3890 Orange St	92501
7/15	8:30 am–4:00pm	Tecate	441 Tecate Rd	91980
7/15	10:00 am-2:00 pm	Temecula	30777 Rancho California Rd	92591
7/15	11:30 am-4:30 pm	Thermal	87200 Airport Blvd	92274
7/15	8:30 am-4:00 pm	University City	3298 Governor Dr	92122
7/15	8:00 am-4:00 pm	Victorville	16333 Green Tree Blvd	92392
7/15	9:00 am-3:00 pm	Winchester	28453 Winchester Rd	92596
7/15	9:00 am-1:00 pm	Yucaipa	12460 California St	92399

And one additional Passport Fair on July 22 at this post office.

7/22

7:00 am-11:00 am

N Palm Springs

64117 Dillon Rd

92369

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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