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

Ballico California Passport Offices

Applications can be submitted at the Ballico 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 Ballico 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.

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.

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Facility	Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
MERCED COUNTY LAW LIBRARY	670 WEST 22ND STREET	MERCED	CA	95340	2093857332
MERCED COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS	2222 M STREET	MERCED	CA	95340	2093857541
CHOWCHILLA POST OFFICE	135 S 1ST STREET	CHOWCHILLA	CA	93610	5596650380
MARIPOSA COUNTY CLERK	4982 10TH STREET	MARIPOSA	CA	95338	2099662007
LOS BANOS POST OFFICE	1135 6TH STREET	LOS BANOS	CA	93635	2098262591
MODESTO LIBRARY	1500 I ST.	MODESTO	CA	95354	2095587814
STANISLAUS COUNTY CLERK	1010 10TH STREET	MODESTO	CA	95354	2095255251
BIOLA POST OFFICE	4672 N. BIOLA AVE	BIOLA	CA	93606	5598432338
MODESTO PARADISE STATION	1717 PARADISE RD.	MODESTO	CA	95358	2095740160
NICK BLOM SALIDA REGIONAL LIBRARY	4835 SISK RD	SALIDA	CA	95368	2095437353