Local Postal Offices Hold Passport Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Passport Day was scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009, at various Central Ohio postal facilities.

On June 1, 2009, U.S. citizens must present a passport book, passport card, or other travel documents approved by the U.S. government to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda at land borders and sea ports of entry.

Passport cards facilitate entry at land and sea ports but are not valid for international air travel.

Information on the cost and how to apply for a passport book and/or passport card is available at Travel.State.gov.

U.S. citizens may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778.

Passport photo service will be available at the locations for a $15 additional fee:

PARTICIPATING POSTAL OFFICES
- Dublin, 6400 Emerald Pkwy
- Hilliard, 4000 Leap Rd.
- Powell, 40 Grace Dr
- Reynoldsburg, 7175 E. Main St.
- Sunbury, 267 W. Granville St.
- Westerville, 617 McCorkle Blvd.
- Worthington, 597 N. High St.
- Lancaster, 204 S. Broad St.
- Columbus Main Office, 850 Twin Rivers Dr.
- Upper Arlington, 3700 Riverside Dr.
- Lincoln Village, 4150 Shoppers Lane
- Port Columbus Station, 4299 Sawyer Rd.
- Marion, 230 Barks Rd. W.
- Ironton, 214 N. 4th St.

Total passport book fees for adults age 16 and older are $100 and $85 for children younger than age 16.

Total passport card fees for adults age 16 and older are $45 and $35 for children younger than age 16.

Items needed to apply for a passport are two identical color passport photos; proof of citizenship, such as a certified birth certificate issue by the city, county or state, naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship, and consular report of birth abroad; and proof of identity such as a current, valid driver’s license, military or government ID, or a certificate of naturalization.

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