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 4 to 6 weeks or expedited passport service with an estimated processing time of 2-3 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 and not when you mail them. Standard service may take up to 14 weeks from the day the application is submitted to the day the passport arrives at your door. This timeframe includes both processing of the application and delivery time.

Expedited service may take up to 10 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received. These door-to-door timeframes include both our processing times and mailing times on the front and back end. Delays may be significant so requesting 1-2-day mailing may greatly help.

Regional passport agencies are offering extremely limited in-person services if you need to travel internationally in the next 72 hours. Those with qualified life-or-death emergencies are prioritized.

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 72 hours (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 AM to 5PM, call ET 1-877-487-2778 (TDD/TTY:1-888-874-7793) Outside of these hours, 202-647-4000

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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	8317245273
BEN LOMOND POST OFFICE	250 MAIN STREET	BEN LOMOND	CA	95005	8313368197
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