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By Marilyn Miller
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 07:34 p.m. EDT, Mar 25, 2009
If you have travel plans outside the country and haven't gotten a passport, there are on-site walk-ins set up this weekend at area post offices to help speed up the process.
The U.S. State Department is promoting Saturday as ''Passport Day in the USA'' as a national outreach event.
On June 1, U.S. citizens will need a passport to re-enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
''We are trying to make things as simple as possible,'' said Victor Dubina, Post Office spokesperson for northern Ohio. ''We are just an agent for the State Department.''
Normally, it takes four to six weeks for the passport process.
''The state doesn't want people waiting until the last minute. This is to avoid any possible delays or backups,'' said Ann Frank, customer relations coordinator for the postal service in Canton. ''These passport fairs are convenient for students traveling abroad, churches with missionary groups, families planning for vacation or those with upcoming travel plans for business.''
Stations will be set up, including one for photos, if you do not have a certified passport photo.
The whole process should take about 15 minutes.
You will need to bring:
• Proof of identity — a driver's license or state-issued identification card.
• Certified copy of birth certificate.
• Two checks or money orders — money orders can be purchased at the post office — totaling $100 for adults (ages 16 and older), with a $25 fee to the post office and a $75 fee to the State Department, or $85 for children under age 16, with $25 paid to the post office and $60 to the State Department.
Another option for travelers is the new Passport Card, which is wallet size, similar to a driver's license, but limits travel to land and sea travel between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. It is not valid for international air travel to those places. Its cost is $45 for adults and $35 for ages 15 and under.
Travelers can save $25 by applying for a passport and the Passport Card at the same time.
The passport book and Passport Card are valid for 10 years for adults and five years for minors under the age of 16.
Passport fairs will be held in our area at:
• Canton Newmarket Station, 220 Fourth Street SW; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Peninsula Post Office, 1921 Bronson Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon.
• Uniontown Post Office, 11230 Cleveland Ave. NW, Lake Township; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information on passports go to: http://usps.com/passport or http://travel.state.gov/passport.
U.S. citizens also can obtain the information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
If you have travel plans outside the country and haven't gotten a passport, there are on-site walk-ins set up this weekend at area post offices to help speed up the process.
The U.S. State Department is promoting Saturday as ''Passport Day in the USA'' as a national outreach event.
On June 1, U.S. citizens will need a passport to re-enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
''We are trying to make things as simple as possible,'' said Victor Dubina, Post Office spokesperson for northern Ohio. ''We are just an agent for the State Department.''
Normally, it takes four to six weeks for the passport process.
''The state doesn't want people waiting until the last minute. This is to avoid any possible delays or backups,'' said Ann Frank, customer relations coordinator for the postal service in Canton. ''These passport fairs are convenient for students traveling abroad, churches with missionary groups, families planning for vacation or those with upcoming travel plans for business.''
Stations will be set up, including one for photos, if you do not have a certified passport photo.
The whole process should take about 15 minutes.
You will need to bring:
• Proof of identity — a driver's license or state-issued identification card.
• Certified copy of birth certificate.
• Two checks or money orders — money orders can be purchased at the post office — totaling $100 for adults (ages 16 and older), with a $25 fee to the post office and a $75 fee to the State Department, or $85 for children under age 16, with $25 paid to the post office and $60 to the State Department.
Another option for travelers is the new Passport Card, which is wallet size, similar to a driver's license, but limits travel to land and sea travel between the United States, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean. It is not valid for international air travel to those places. Its cost is $45 for adults and $35 for ages 15 and under.
Travelers can save $25 by applying for a passport and the Passport Card at the same time.
The passport book and Passport Card are valid for 10 years for adults and five years for minors under the age of 16.
Passport fairs will be held in our area at:
• Canton Newmarket Station, 220 Fourth Street SW; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Peninsula Post Office, 1921 Bronson Ave.; 8 a.m. to noon.
• Uniontown Post Office, 11230 Cleveland Ave. NW, Lake Township; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information on passports go to: http://usps.com/passport or http://travel.state.gov/passport.
U.S. citizens also can obtain the information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778.
Marilyn Miller can be reached at 330-996-3098 or mmiller@thebeaconjournal.com.
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akron, oh
Posted 09:57 PM, 03/25/2009
This is a swell idea. This will really cut down on terrorists---oops, can't call them that anymore because Barack Hussein said so. Those who want to cause "man-made disasters" will certainly be deterred.
akron, oh
Posted 07:59 AM, 03/26/2009
Plusquellic and Entourage got their passports and charged them to the City!
Akron, OH
Posted 09:43 AM, 03/26/2009
Ignoring the fact that you shouldn't need a passport for land crossings to/from Canada, the P O should have an AKRON location also for the passport event.
I notice the Canton participating post office is right in downtown Canton. So why not have it at Wolfs Ledges also?
Akron, OH
Posted 09:45 AM, 03/26/2009
Ignoring the fact that you should not need a passport for a land crossing to/from Canada, the PO could have done a better job with locations, by having one of the sites inside Akron itself.
I note the Canton location is right in downtown Canton. There should have been one at Wolfs Ledges here in Akron.
