Hartford Post Office Passport Fair

Description

The Hartford Post Office is serving up convenience this month at a passport fair on Saturday, Jan. 21. No appointment is needed to get a new passport application mailed in or renewal on your current one.

Hours of the passport fair are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hartford Post Office is located at 141 Weston St., Hartford, CT 06101

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 (please 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 of you (2” x 2” 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).

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. Fees for children under 16 are $100, payable to the U.S. Department of State and $35 payable to USPS.

The cost to expedite processing at the Department of State is $60 paid per application, in addition to required fees.

Passport customers may also check the U.S. State Department’s web site at www.travel.state.gov to obtain additional information. Customers may also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778.