Important Due to Covid-19, processing times for passports are taking longer than normal for both standard and expedited services.

Anchorage Passport Acceptance Facility List

The only location in Anchorage to apply for a U.S. passport is listed below along with facilities in nearby cities and towns. For more options, visit the complete list of Alaska application acceptance facilities. Be aware that passport offices have restricted operating hours and most require applicants to schedule an appointment. Phone numbers are listed so that you can call. For post office locations, you may schedule an appointment online.

Getting a new passport requires you to submit a completed Form DS-11, a recent passport photo, proof of U.S. citizenship, identification document and a copy of the ID. Evidence of a legal name change is also required if your name has been changed by marriage, divorce, adoption or court order.

Passport applications are processed by routine service in 8 and 11 weeks unless you request expedited services. In this case, processing time can be reduced to 5 or 7 weeks. If you have an emergency and need to get a passport faster, you can either schedule an appointment at the nearest processing center which is the Seattle passport agency. If you are unable to travel to one of these agencies, you can employ the services of a registered courier service such as Rush My Passport.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Mailing delays are impacting passport processing. The Department of State's processing times begin when applications are received at a passport agency or center and not when you mail them or apply at a local acceptance facility. Standard service may take between 7 and 10 weeks. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Mailing times vary across the country.

Expedited service takes from 4 to 6 weeks exluding mailing times on the front and back end. Mailing delays may be significant so requesting 1-2-day mailing may greatly help.

Regional passport agencies are offering two types of appointments: Life-of-Death Emergency Service and Urgent Travel Service.

Life-or-death emergencies are serious illnesses, injuries, or deaths in your immediate family (parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, sibling, and grandparent) that require you to travel outside the United States within 3 business days.

If you need to travel due to a qualified life-or-death emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center for an appointment:

Mondays through Fridays 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. ET, call 1-877-487-2778 (TDD/TTY:1-888-874-7793) Outside of these hours, call 202-647-4000.

For Urgent Travel Service, you need to call 14 days before your scheduled international travel or 28 days if you also need to secure a foreign visa.

If you need to travel urgently for reasons other than a life-or-death emergency, please call the NPIC at 1-877-487-2778 Mondays through Fridays 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ET.

Facility	Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
USPO - ANCHORAGE	4141 POSTMARK DR.	ANCHORAGE	AK	99519	9072663266
USPO - EAGLE RIVER	11471 BUSINESS BLVD.	EAGLE RIVER	AK	99577	9076942732
USPO - WILLOW	13232 N. MCKINLEY WAY	WILLOW	AK	99688	9074956266
USPO - GIRDWOOD	118 LINDBLAD AVE.	GIRDWOOD	AK	99587	9077832922
USPO - WASILLA	401 N. MAIN ST.	WASILLA	AK	99654	9073731910
USPO - KENAI	140 BIDARKA ST	KENAI	AK	99611	9072837771
COLONY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY	9550 COLONY SCHOOLS DR	PALMER	AK	99645	9078615538
SEWARD COMMUNITY LIBRARY	239 - 6TH AVE	SEWARD	AK	99664	9072244082
USPO - HOMER	3658 HEATH STREET	HOMER	AK	99603	9072356120
ALASKA COURT SYSTEM - STATE OFFICE	500 WATER ST	CORDOVA	AK	99574	9074243378