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

Aptos California Passport Offices

Applications can be submitted at the Aptos California Passport Offices for new, first-time passports as well as the replacement of ones that have been lost, stolen or damaged. Renewals and name changes can be requested by mail without the need to present your application and supporting documents to an acceptance agent.

Those who apply at a passport office in Aptos can select either rountine processing in 8 to 11 weeks or expedited passport service with an estimated processing time of 5 to 7 weeks. There is an additional fee of $60 to expedite the application. Faster service is available at the nearest regional agency where applications can be processed as quickly as the same day.

Please call before visiting an application acceptance facility since most have limited operating hours and/or require an appointment. A list of locations in other California cities is provided at the bottom of the page.

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.

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Facility	Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
APTOS MAIN POST OFFICE	500 CATHEDRAL DRIVE	APTOS	CA	95003	8316883165
WATSONVILLE POST OFFICE	225 MAIN ST.	WATSONVILLE	CA	95076	8317248243
BEN LOMOND POST OFFICE	250 MAIN STREET	BEN LOMOND	CA	95005	8313363528
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CLERK	701 OCEAN STREET	SANTA CRUZ	CA	95060	8314542060
SANTA CRUZ POST OFFICE	850 FRONT STREET	SANTA CRUZ	CA	95060	8314260144
LOS GATOS POST OFFICE	101 S SANTA CRUZ AVE	LOS GATOS	CA	95030	4083957526
ROBERTSVILLE STATION POST OFFICE	1175 BRANHAM LANE	SAN JOSE	CA	95118	4082649523
CASTROVILLE POST OFFICE	10799 MERRITT ST.	CASTROVILLE	CA	95012	8316332636
CAMPBELL POST OFFICE	500 WEST HAMILTON AVE.	CAMPBELL	CA	95008	4083780226
WILLOW GLEN STATION	1750 MERIDIAN AVE	SAN JOSE	CA	95125	4087236145