Are you a Colorado resident who needs to apply for new passport? If so, there are three places you can turn to when you need to get your travel document. First, you need to determine the number of days before your departure date. This will help you determine the type of processing you need to request.
A completed application that is sent from a Colorado passport office will be processed in three weeks or more if you request regular service and in two weeks or more if you request expedited processing. You will pay more for the expedited service but you will also get your passport returned sooner. There are many passport office locations including post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices. Of the more than 9,000 passport offices in the United States, some 120 can be found in Colorado. If one cannot be found in your county, it is highly probable that there is one located in a neighboring county.
After locating a passport office near you, take the completed but unsigned Application for Passport, Form DS-11 along with proof of citizenship, proof of identity, two passport photos and your payment so that a passport agent can witness the signing of the application and get it mailed for you. One of the recommendations that the US Department of State Passport Services offers is that you use an overnight postal service when expediting your application. You should also write the word “expedite” on the outside of the envelope.
Seattle Passport Agency Serving Colorado
If you plan to travel within fourteen days, you can apply for your passport at the regional passport agency in Seattle that attends residents of Colorado. The appointment is set up by an automated phone service. During the year when the number of international travelers increases significantly, it make take a while to get through. After the date and time of your appointment are determined, you should travel to Seattle with the completed but unsigned application form and accompanying items. Arrive no more than 15 minutes early. Of course, arriving 15 minutes late will require you to reschedule your appointment. You take a number and then wait to be attended. If all your papers are in order you should receive your new passport the same day.
Rush Passport Expediting
Sometimes it is not possible for an Colorado resident to travel to the Seattle agency. What do you do when you cannot get to the regional agency but you need to get your passport fast? The only alternative is to apply through an expediter. You will still be required to take your application to a nearby passport acceptance facility where an agent can witness your signature. However, instead of mailing the application directly to Passport Services, you will mail the required application and documents to the expediter you choose. These companies can obtain your travel document in as little as 24 hours. You determine how soon you want to get it.
From the above list, you have learned that Colorado residents have three locations where they can obtain a passport: an acceptance facility, a regional agency or a travel document expediter. By applying at a local passport office you can get your new passport in two or three weeks. In can take longer depending on the demand at the time you apply. You can get your passport the same day at the regional agency. However, it requires you to travel to Seattle. Finally, an expediter can get your application processed in less than two weeks or, even, the same day if necessary.
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