PITTSBURGH, PA – Are you planning international travel this year? Are you applying for a passport for the first time? If so, the U.S. Postal Service has made applying for your passport easier with the launch of the USPS Retail Customer Appointment Scheduler™ tool (RCAS) on http://www.usps.com/scheduler.

In addition, select Post Offices in the Western PA District are hosting Passport Fairs in February to assist customers in obtaining passports.  Passport Fairs are a great opportunity to get your passport without having to schedule an appointment. Simply go to any of the sites listed below on the date and time listed with all required documentation and apply for your passport.

Appointments are required for any other dates other than the Passport Fair event.  Customers concerned with the looming REAL ID Act deadline may also consider applying for a passport.  Fairs serve customers on a first come, first served basis.  No appointments are needed.  (There is a limited capacity for acceptance.) 

Information for a Passport Fair on Friday, February 14, 2020:

Information for Passport Fairs on Saturday, February 15, 2020:

Information for Passport Fairs on Tuesday, February 18, 2020:

Information for Passport Fairs on Friday, February 21, 2020:

Information for Passport Fairs on Saturday, February 22, 2020:

Passport fees:

The fees listed above must be paid with a personal check or money order. There is a $35 processing/acceptance fee and a $15 fee for photos, which can be paid for by cash, personal check, debit and credit cards or money order.  The Passport Fair offices offer passport photo services.

The Postal Service suggests travelers check the expiration date on their U.S. passport. Many countries require a passport have as much as six months’ validity remaining for entry.  However, for an additional fee, 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 either 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.

Register for Informed Delivery www.informeddelivery.usps.com and see your mail before it’s delivered to your mailbox.

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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