Getting A Travel Passport At Hartford Event, What You Need To Know

U.S. Postal Service

HARTFORD, CT – With vacation season in full swing, the Hartford Post Office is hosting a special passport fair this Saturday to help in that process.

The event will take place Saturday, July 15, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the U.S. Postal Service facility at 141 Weston St., Hartford.

Walk-ins are welcome for both first-time passport applications or renewals.

In addition to standard passport fees, your photo can be taken for an additional $15 fee. Leather passport wallets are available for $16.99 each.

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.

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; a previous U.S. passport; a certificate of citizenship; or a naturalization certificate (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 (2 inches by 2 inches 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).