Passport fairs come to Fort Myers and Naples
Effective June 1, 2009 a passport, passport card or other acceptable documentation is needed for land border crossings and sea travel. Anyone taking a cruise will be required to have a passport or passport card.
Get Saturday service for new passports at the Naples Main Post Office Passport Fair located at 1200 Goodlette Rd. N, Naples on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Page Field Main Post Office located at 2655 N Airport Rd, on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
These full service fairs will offer passport photos and processing of new passport applications. Application for the new passport card priced at $20, good for land border crossings and sea travel will be offered. Appointments are not required for the Naples Sept. 12th fair but are preferred for the Fort Myers Sept. 19th fair. Please call 239-277-3352 to schedule an appointment for the September 19th date.
Everyone, including newborn infants, is required to obtain a passport in his or her own name. For children under 16, the consent of both parents/guardians is required.
A new passport card has been introduced and facilitates entry at U.S. land and sea ports of entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. However, it may not be used to travel by air.
In order to complete the application process, the following items are required:
a completed application (form is available at www.usps.com; do not sign it until instructed to by the passport clerk)
proof of identity (a valid permanent state driver’s license & a copy to submit, a government ID or military ID, previous passport, Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization Certificate)
proof of U.S. citizenship (previous passport, original or certified birth certificate issued from the state with a raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal and the registrar’s signature and date of certificate filing)
two official passport photos (passport photo service is available at Page Field)
Social Security Number
Department of State fees vary according to age and type. They must be made by money order, check, bank draft, or cashier’s check made payable to the U.S. Department of State; debit and credit card payment is not available. Charges include:
the fee for age under 16 passport book is $60
the fee for those age 16 and over for passport book is $75
the fee for those under age 16 for passport card is $10
the fee for those age 16 and over for passport card is $20
In addition, the Postal Service charges $25 per application as the processing fee. For this fee a debit or credit card may be used in addition to cash, money order or check made payable to the Postal Service.
For additional information about the Naples passport fair call 239-643-1840, for information about the Ft Myers passport fair call 239-277-3352.