CALLICOON, NY — Traveling later this year, or need to renew your passport before it expires? The Callicoon Post Office will host a passport fair on Saturday, October 24 from 1 until 4 p.m. to provide customers with an extended opportunity to apply for a passport without an appointment.

During the streamlined event, trained personnel will assist applicants and review documentation and forms for completeness.

Passport application requirements:

• Bring in proper proof of U.S. citizenship. This must be either a certified birth certificate issued by the city, country 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 in proof of identity. This must be either a previous U.S. passport, a naturalization certificate; a certificate of citizenship; or a current valid driver’s license, a government ID or military photo ID.
• Passport photograph services will be available on site for a fee of $15.
• To save time in this process, customers can download a passport application from the Department of State website: www.travel.state.gov/.
• All applicants must appear in person (including minors). Applicants under the age of 16 must appear with both parents. If one parent is not available, a notarized authorization from the absent parent is required.

Applicants may check the U.S. State Department’s web site at www.travel.state.gov/ for additional information. Information is also available via phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 1-877-487-2778. The Post Office is located at 13 River Rd., Callicoon.