Jacksonville's main post office is holding a passport fair is being held Saturday, September 21, for people who can’t make it in during regular business hours.
The Jacksonville Main Post Office is at 1100 Kings Road. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments aren’t required, but applicants are encouraged to show up early because people will be served on a first-come, first-served basis until the maximum capacity has been reached.
To save time, the Post Office recommends that applicants go to www.usps.com/passport ahead of time to download and complete an application before coming to the passport fair.
To obtain a passport, applicants need to:
- 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.
- Bring proof of identity. This must be either a previous 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.
- Each applicant must bring a clear photocopy of their proof of identity 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.
- The passport application requires recent color passport photograph of you (2” x 2” in size), which the Post Office Passport Office can provide for $15.
- All applicants must appear in person (including minors).
- Minors under the age of 16 must appear with both parents. 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 $110 made payable to the U.S. State Department and a $35 execution fee made payable to Postmaster. Fees for children under 16 are $80 and $35.
People that want to expedite the process at the Department of State will need to pay an additional $60 per application.
The cost to expedite delivery service to the passport processing lockbox is $25.50 per family for Priority Mail Express paid to the United States Postal Service.
The cost to expedite delivery service is $16.48, paid per application directly to the Department of State.
Customers can call 1-800-ASK-USPS or go to the Postal Service’s Website www.usps.com to get the location of other nearby passport Post Offices and their passport customer service hours. Passport customers can also check the U.S. State Department’s web site at www.travel.state.gov for more information.
The passport cover photo and inside photo are used under Creative Commons license.