The Bangor post office will sponsor Passport Day at Husson College’s Campus Center, One College Circle, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26.

The session is designed to help people obtain passports quickly and conveniently.

Customers who file passport applications may request the traditional book form, a new passport card or both. Prices and use of each vary.

The wallet-sized passport card was designed for the needs of residents in border communities. The card is valid for land and sea crossings between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda, and has the same life span as a passport book: 10 years for an adult, five for ages 15 and younger.

“The card may not be used to travel by air,” said Rene Albert, acting district manager for the U.S. Postal Service.

“If you only have a passport card on a trip or cruise and an emergency requires you to fly home, you will not be able to re-enter the country. That’s why the familiar passport book is still an appropriate document for most travelers.”

The layout of the new passport application form changes but much of the same information is required. Applicants may choose the book, a card or both. Applicants still must provide proof of citizenship, separate photo identification and a Social Security number. Passport photos also are needed.

Applicants under age 16 will need documented consent from both parents (at least one must be present when applying) to file an application form. It previously was limited to people 14 and under.

The execution fee, paid to the post office, has been reduced to $25. People over 16 requesting their first passport book must pay a State Department fee of $75. Youth passport books require a State Department fee of $60. Execution fees apply. First-time adult applicants for a passport card require the State Department fee of $20. For applicants under 16, passport cards require a State Department fee of $10. Execution fees again apply.

Passport photos are available at most post offices and will be taken during Passport Day. While the post office takes credit cards for its fees and photos, the State Department cannot be paid by credit card. Applicants also may use cash, checks or money orders with fee payments made separately to each agency. For adults with a current valid passport, applying for the passport card is $20. There is no acceptance fee.

First-timers applying for both documents get a break. State Department fees still apply for both the book and the card, but one acceptance fee covers the transaction. The new fees are:

. Adult passport book – passport fee $75 plus execution fee $25 equals $100 – age 16 and over.

. Adult passport card – passport fee $20 plus execution fee $25 equals $45 – age 16 and over.

. Child passport book – passport fee $60 plus execution fee $25 equals $85 – age 15 and under.

. Child passport card – passport fee $10 plus execution fee $25 equals $35 – age 15 and under.

A complete list of acceptable documents is available at www.cbp.gov. If you have questions, call the Bangor post office at 947-5471.