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

Bakersfield Passport - Applying for a Passport in Bakersfield, Ca.

The Bakersfield passport office and application acceptance facilities in nearby cities are listed below. These are authorized locations where citizens of the United States can apply for new passports. Besides those listed below, there are hundreds more passport offices in California. Most passport offices require an appointment. Please call before visiting.

At the facility, an authorized agent will review your application and supporting documents, administer an oath and witness the signing of the form. Afterwards, these items will be placed in an envelope with payment and sealed. The address to which your passport application is sent depends on the processing time you choose.

Routine processing is estimated to be completed in 8 to 11 weeks. You can select expedited service which is estimated to take 5 to 7 weeks. Applicants who require express passport services in less than two weeks can choose from the following alternatives.

One, the application form and supporting documents can be submitted at the Los Angeles Passport Agency. An appointment is required. Two, those who are unable to personally visit the regional agency can employ the services of a registered expediter such as Rush My Passport. Expedited processing by either method can be completed in a few days to as quickly as the same day.

Click to apply for expedited passport service at Rush My Passport.

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 6 and 9 weeks. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Mailing times vary across the country.

Expedited service takes from 3 to 5 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.

Rush My Passport has been obtaining expedited passport in 4.5 weeks. Visit Rush My Passport - Online Passport Service.

Facility	Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
STOCKDALE STATION POST OFFICE	5501 STOCKDALE HWY	BAKERSFIELD	CA	93309	6618344158
LAMONT POST OFFICE	11940 MAIN STREET	LAMONT	CA	93241	6618451031
ARVIN POST OFFICE	140 N. HILL STREET	ARVIN	CA	93203	6618546412
MCFARLAND POST OFFICE	633 2ND STREET	MCFARLAND	CA	93250	6617922335
BUTTONWILLOW POST OFFICE	121 N. MAIN ST	BUTTONWILLOW	CA	93206	6617645460
TAFT POST OFFICE	427 NORTH STREET	TAFT	CA	93268	6617633342
WASCO POST OFFICE	800 E STREET	WASCO	CA	93280	6617585697
TEHACHAPI CITY CLERKS OFFICE	115 S. ROBINSON ST	TEHACHAPI	CA	93561	6618222200
LAKE ISABELLA POST OFFICE	6441 LAKE ISABELLA BLVD	LAKE ISABELLA	CA	93240	7603792553
TERRA BELLA POST OFFICE	9622 ROAD 236	TERRA BELLA	CA	93270	5595357602