HARTFORD, CT – Want to travel this season but find yourself ghostly unprepared?
Don’t shriek or scream, Hartord Post Office is hosting a Halloween-themed passport fair Saturday, Oct. 21 that can put the pumpkin back in your travel plans.

Hartford Post Office Passport Fair
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023
8 a.m.- 2 p.m.
141 Weston St.
Hartford, CT 06101

For passport applications or renewals, walk-ins are welcome for both first time applicants and renewals.

Adult passport fees:
Each passport for an adult must be accompanied by a check or money order for $130, made payable to the U.S. Department of State and a $35 acceptance fee made payable to USPS.

Children passport fees:
Fees for children under 16 are $100, payable to the U.S. Department of State and $35 payable to USPS.

Fee to expedite passport processing:
The cost to expedite processing at the Department of State is $60 paid per application, in addition to required fees.

Applicants need to:

• Bring proper proof of American citizenship. This must be either a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state; a previous U.S. passport; a certificate of citizenship; or a naturalization certificate (please note: a hospital-issued birth certificate alone is not acceptable.)
• Bring proof of identity. This must be either: a recently issued U.S. passport; a recently issued naturalization certificate; a recently issued certificate of citizenship; or a current valid driver’s license, government ID or military photo ID.

The passport application requires recent color passport photograph of you (2” x 2” in size).

Customers should download the passport application www.travel.state.gov and complete beforehand. Do not sign the application.

All applicants must appear in person (including minors).

The Postal Service generally 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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