Do you have your passport?

Be ready for vacation time

What:
The Dover NH Post Office hosts a Passport Day event Saturday April 12, 2008. Prepare and submit passport applications, with photo service on site. Since parents must be present to apply for a passport for an under 16 year old child, Saturday is the perfect day to apply for the whole family.

Where:
Dover NH Post Office
133 Washington St.
Dover NH 03820

When:
April 12, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Background:
International air travelers now require a passport. Travelers who fly to and from the United States are now required to have a passport to enter or re-enter the United States. Sea and land crossings to and from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean will require either the new U.S. Passport Card or a government-issued photo ID, such as a drivers license, plus proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate. Passport cards may be applied for now but will not be mailed until later in the year. Anyone planning travel outside the United States can apply for a passport, passport card or renew an old passport, during this Passport Day. Passport photo service will also be available.

Identification needed to apply for a passport includes proof of U.S. citizenship in the form of a certified birth certificate or naturalization papers. And, proof of identity such as a drivers license, old passport, military ID, etc. Social Security number and parents' place of birth will be required, as well. Both parents must be present to apply for a passport for children under 16 years of age or have a notarized parental consent form if one parent cannot be present.

The fee is $100.00 for a 16 year old or older and $85.00 for a child 15 years of age or younger. Expedited service is available for an additional fee. Passport cards are $45.00 for adults and $35.00 for children. Passport photos are available for $15.00.

Save time by completing and printing your passport application in advance at usps.com/passport and click on "Passport Application Form." Bring the unsigned form with you to the Passport Day event.

Contacts:
For additional information contact the Dover NH Post Office at 603-742-4040.

NH/VT USPS Contact: CM Todd Skulnik 603-644-4074.
charles.m.skulnik@usps.gov

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