Shepherd's Study Abroad Office to hold Passport Application Day March 13

ISSUED: 21 February 2008
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
(Shepherd's Study Abroad Office to hold Passport Application Day March 13)

Shepherdstown, WV--The Shepherd University Study Abroad Office will hold a Passport Application Day on Thursday, March 13 from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3:30 p.m. in the Scarborough Library 256.

Students, faculty, staff, and the general public can apply for passports. TLC Photography will be present to provide passport pictures for $10 plus tax (cash, credit card, or check; Rambler Cards are not accepted).

New passport applicants will need a government-issued photo ID (driver's license, not Rambler Card), birth certificate with raised seal, two checks for the passport (no cash, credit cards, or Rambler accepted), and two recent passport photos. Passport application fee is $100.

Renewing applicants will need a current passport or one that has not been expired more than five years or is about to expire, one check (no cash, credit cards, or Rambler accepted), and two recent passport photos. Passport renewal fee is $75.

Please do not fill out your checks beforehand. The State Department is now processing applications within four-six weeks of receipt.

For more information about Passport Application Day, contact Ann Henriksson at 304/876-5412 or e-mail awhenrik@shepherd.edu. For more information about passport regulations, visit http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.

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