Mar 15th 2009 Three Ways Colorado Residents Can Get a Passport
Do you reside in Colorado and need to apply for US passport? If so, there are three places you can go to when you need to get your travel document. First, you should calculate the number of days until your trip is scheduled to start. This data will help you decide the best method for processing your passport.
An application that is sent from a Colorado passport office should be processed in three weeks or more if you ask for regular service and in two weeks or more if you ask for expedited processing. There is an extra fee for the expedited service but you will also get your application processed more quickly. There are many passport office locations including post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices. With approximately 120 of the more than 9,000 passport offices located in Colorado, you should be able to find one not too far from where you live. If you are unable to locate one in your county, it is highly probable that there is one located in a neighboring county.
Once you locate the nearest passport office, you need to take the completed but unsigned application form along with proof of citizenship, proof of identity, two passport photos and your payment there where an agent will witness the signing of the application and get it sent off for you. It is recommended that you use an overnight mailing service and write the word “expedite” on the outside of the envelope if you want to use this service.
Seattle Passport Agency Serving Colorado
If you need to travel within 14 days, you can apply for your new passport at the regional passport agency in Seattle that attends those who reside in Colorado. You make the appointment through an automated phone service. During peak travel seasons it can be difficult to get through so just keep trying. Once your appointment has been scheduled, you should arrive at the regional agency a few minutes early with the completed application Form DS-11 and all the required documents, photos and payment. 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
When it is not possible for you to travel from Colorado to the regional agency but you absolutely must get a passport quickly, you can contract a rush passport expediter. You will still be required to take your application to a local passport acceptance facility where an agent can witness the signing of it. However, instead of mailing the application directly to Passport Services, you will mail the required application and documents to the expediting service of your choice. By using an expediting company you can get your passport in as little as the same day.
To summarize, you have a few options for acquiring a passport if you reside in the state of Colorado. You can apply at a local passport acceptance facility if you have fourteen days or more before you travel. You can acquire your passport at the agency in Seattle if your flight is scheduled to depart in less than two weeks. Finally, you can apply through an rush expediting service if you are in a crunch for time and cannot travel to the regional passport agency.
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