LOUISVILLE, KY. (LEX 18) – More than a dozen post offices across Kentuckiana will host Passport Fairs this Saturday, August 11, 2018.
Saturday Fairs offer convenient hours to assist those needing to apply for passports before schools resume after the summer break.
Fairs serve customers on a first come, first served basis. No appointments are needed. (There is a limited capacity for acceptance.)
The Postal Service suggests travelers check the expiration date on their U.S. passport. Many countries require a passport have as much as six months’ validity remaining for entry.
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POST OFFICE |
ADDRESS |
ZIP CODE |
FAIR HOURS |
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Barbourville |
122 N Allison Ave |
40906 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
|
Campton |
175 Mountain Parkway Spur Rd |
41301 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
|
Charlestown, Indiana |
361 Main Cross St |
47111 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
|
Frankfort |
1210 Wilkinson Blvd |
40601 |
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. |
|
Georgetown |
101 N Bradford Ln |
40324 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
|
Glasgow |
445 W Main St |
42141 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
|
Grayson |
390 S Carol Malone Blvd |
41143 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
|
Harrodsburg |
105 N Main St |
40330 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
|
Hopkinsville |
105 S Main St |
42240 |
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
|
La Grange |
108 W Crystal Dr |
40031 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
|
Lexington Main Post Office |
1088 Nandino Blvd |
40511 |
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
|
Mayfield |
225 W Broadway |
42066 |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
|
Munfordville |
215 S Washington St |
42765 |
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
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Pikeville |
281 Thompson Rd |
41501 |
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
|
Russellville |
205 W 4th St |
42276 |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or the passport card (good only for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda).
Passport fees
|
|
Adults (Age 16 Years and Older) |
Minors (Under Age 16) |
|
Passport Card |
$30 |
$15 |
|
Passport Book |
$110 |
$80 |
|
Passport Card and Book |
$140 |
$95 |
The fees listed above must be paid with a personal check or money order. There is a $35 processing/acceptance fee and a $15 fee for photos, which can be paid for by cash, personal check, debit and credit cards or money order. Passport Fair offices offer passport photo services.
Travelers are encouraged to apply for a passport several months before they are scheduled to travel overseas. The average time for passport applications and renewals is six weeks. However, for an additional fee, the State Department will expedite the application and process it within three weeks.
To apply for a passport, travelers need to complete Passport Application Form DS-11 (unsigned) and provide one of the following: a U.S. birth certificate from the Department of Vital Statistics (not a certificate of birth) or naturalization papers. Applicants must also show either a valid driver’s license, a previous or current U.S. passport book or card, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, military I.D. or a federal, state or municipal government employee I.D. card. Applicants 15 & under must be present with both parents unless consent is given; ages 16 & 17 require only one parent be present.
For more information about passport application requirements and to download forms, visit the State Department’s travel website at www.travel.state.gov.
The Kentuckiana District serves ZIP Codes 400-409, 411-427 in Kentucky and 471, 476-477 in southern Indiana.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
