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Arkansas Passport Center Expediting Service

The Arkansas Passport Center in Hot Springs provides expedited services for United States citizens who need to secure their travel documents within fourteen days (if no visa is required) or within 28 days (if a travel visa is needed). Residents of Arkansas can apply at the Passport Center in Hot Springs by first scheduling an appointment. If you need a passport quickly but are not able to travel to the Arkansas Passport Center, you can apply through a registered passport expediting service.

Arkansas Passport Center
191 Office Park Drive
Hot Springs, AR 71913

Appointments Available From

8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday
All Federal Holidays are excluded

Automated Appointment Number

(Available 24 hours/7 days)
1-877-487-2778

Processing Times

Will call service is offered for life/death emergencies and immediate travel abroad (leaving within 8 business days). Pickup will be based on travel plans. For all other customers, passports will be issued within 8 business days of applying at the agency. You will be informed of how the passport will be sent during your appointment.

*This agency only issues the U.S. passport book on-site.

COVID-19 UPDATE: This agency is currently processing passport applications. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect both workforce and customers, agencies are currently limiting in-person appointments to customers who are traveling internationally in the next 72 hours (3 business days) due to a life-or-death emergency.

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).

You can apply for routine service and expect to receive a passport in 10-12 weeks. You also have the option of paying an additional fee for expedited service to receive your passport in 4-6 weeks.

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Directions

From the North/South-Central Avenue (Hwy 7- From Russellville, Arkadelphia):

Take Hwy 7 to Martin Luther King Jr Expressway, follow signs to Hwy 70/270 West. Take Hwy 70/270 going West. Take Exit 3 (McLeod St). Turn Right onto McLeod, get into left lane. Turn Left on Aviation Plaza. Follow Aviation Plaza to Office Park Drive. Turn Right onto Office Park Drive. Drive up hill and around to side of building with Arkansas Passport Center signage.

From the East (Hwy 70E-Little Rock):

Take Martin Luther King Jr Expressway (Hwy 70/270 West). Take Exit 3 (McLeod St). Turn Right onto McLeod, get into left lane. Turn Left on Aviation Plaza. Follow Aviation Plaza to Office Park Drive. Turn Right onto Office Park Drive. Drive up hill and around to side of building with Arkansas Passport Center signage.

From the West (Hwy 70W-Glenwood, Hwy 270W-Mount Ida):

Take Martin Luther King Jr Expressway, going east (Hwy 70/270 East). Take Exit 3 (McLeod St). Turn Left onto McLeod. Drive under overpass, and turn Left on Aviation Plaza. Follow Aviation Plaza to Office Park Drive. Turn Right onto Office Park Drive. Drive up hill and around to side of building with Arkansas Passport Center signage.

Avoid delays, apply online for rush passport processing.