CLEARLAKE, Calif. – To help customers who otherwise cannot schedule an appointment for passport service, the Clearlake Post Office at 14500 Olympic Drive will accept walk-ins for passport applications on Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Postal clerks will be on hand to provide passport information and to accept passport applications, with no appointments necessary.

To help speed up the process, customers should fill out forms ahead of time. Application forms and information on the costs and how to apply for a passport book and/or passport card can be found at www.usps.com/passport or www.travel.state.gov/passport .

Customers can also obtain passport information by phone, in English and Spanish, by calling the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778.

To apply for a passport, applicants need a valid form of photo identification and proof of citizenship.

You may submit items such as the following containing your signature and a photograph that is a good likeness of you: Current or previous U.S. passport, naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship or a current and valid driver’s license, government ID or military ID.

A photocopy of the identification – front and back – must be submitted with your passport application. Many post offices do provide photocopy service for an added fee. 

Proof of citizenship includes any one of the following:

– Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state;
– Naturalization certificate or certificate of citizenship, and;
– An expired passport.

The customer must submit a photocopy of the front and back of the proof of citizenship document, effective January 2017.

USPS Passport Wallets are available at passport acceptance offices and at www.usps.com/shop .