Mobile passport unit returning to Sault Ste. Marie

NEWS RELEASE

PASSPORT CANADA

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GATINEAU, QC, July 13 - Officials from the Passport Canada mobile passport unit will be in Sault Ste. Marie on July 21, 22 and 23 to review and accept completed passport applications.

Date

July 21, 22 and 23, 2009 Location

Essar Centre 269 Queen Street East Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Time Noon to 8 p.m.

The only acceptable methods of fee payment at these clinics will be: certified cheque, money order (postal or bank) made payable to the "Receiver General for Canada", VISA, MasterCard and American Express.

Payment by cash or debit will not be accepted.

Passport application forms can be downloaded from the Passport Canada website, completed electronically, printed and signed.

The form can also be obtained at any Passport Canada office, Service Canada Centre or Canada Post office.

For more information, please visit the Passport Canada website or call 1-800-567-6868.

Passport Canada reminds Canadian citizens to prepare for any travel to the United States by applying for a passport to enter the United States under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).

The WHTI is a US law that requires all travellers, including Canadian and American citizens, to present a valid passport when entering the United States from within the western hemisphere.

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