MEMPHIS, TN – The Mendenhall Post Office is hosting a Passport Fair on Saturday, August 19, for potential travelers who otherwise may not be able to schedule an appointment for passport services during regular business hours.

The Passport Fair does not require appointments; however, customers are encouraged to arrive early, as applicants will be served on a first-come, first-served basis until the applicant maximum capacity has been reached. Passport photo services will be available for those needing a new or updated passport photo.

PASSPORT FAIR
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
7:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
MEMPHIS MENDENHALL POST OFFICE
521 ERIN DR.
MEMPHIS, TN 38117

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).

To save time, customers can visit www.usps.com/passport to learn about the application process and download and complete an application form (except for signature) before coming to the Passport Fair. Applications will not be processed if incomplete or without proper documentation, to include copies. To obtain a passport, applicants must adhere to the following instructions:

• Bring proper proof of American citizenship. This must be either a certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state, naturalization certificate (a hospital-issued birth certificate alone is not acceptable), consular report of birth abroad, certificate of citizenship or a previous U.S. passport.
• Each applicant must bring a clear photocopy of their proof of American citizenship that will be presented at the time of passport acceptance. If the document is two sided, then a photocopy of the front and back of the document must be provided. Single-sided.
• Bring proof of identity. This must be either a valid U.S. passport or passport card, certificate of naturalization with identifiable photo attached, certificate of citizenship with identifiable photo attached, valid driver’s license (not temporary or learner’s permit), official U.S. military or military dependent identification card, government employee identification card (federal, state, municipal, county) or current valid foreign passport. Bring copies of the ID, front and back, single-sided.  Children’s applications require parent’s ID. 
• The passport application requires your recent color passport photograph (2” x 2” in size), which may be taken by the Passport Fair photographer for a $15 fee.
• Minors under the age of 16 must appear with both parents. Parents’ valid IDs must be presented, with copies, front and back, single-sided. If one parent is not available, a notarized authorization from the absent parent is required.

Each passport for an adult must be accompanied by a check or money order for $130 made payable to the U.S. State Department and a $35 execution fee made payable to Postmaster. Fees for children under 16 are $100 and $35. A Passport card is $30 with a $35 execution fee. 

The cost to expedite processing at the Department of State is $60 paid per application in addition to required fees. The cost to expedite delivery service to the passport processing lockbox is $26.95 per family for Priority Mail Express paid to the United States Postal Service. The cost to expedite delivery service is $19.53 per application paid directly to the Department of State for the delivery of an issued passport book from the Department of State to the customer. This service is only available to mailing addresses within the United States. Not valid for passport cards.

Customers can call 1-800-ASK-USPS or go to www.usps.com to get the location of other nearby passport Post Offices and their passport customer service hours. Passport customers may also check the U.S. State Department’s website at www.travel.state.gov to obtain additional information.

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