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 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 at a passport agency or center and not when you mail them or apply at a local acceptance facility. Standard service may take between 8 and 11 weeks. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Mailing times vary across the country.

Expedited service takes from 5 to 7 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 extremely limited in-person services if you need to travel internationally in the next 5 business days. 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 5 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

You can schedule your appointment up to 2 weeks before your international travel but the date of your appointment must be within 5 business days of your international travel. If you need a foreign visa, the date of your appointment must be within 10 business days of your international travel.

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Facility	Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
MERCED COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS	2222 M STREET	MERCED	CA	95340	2093857541
STANISLAUS COUNTY CLERK	1021 I STREET	MODESTO	CA	95354	2095255251
MODESTO PARADISE STATION	1717 PARADISE RD.	MODESTO	CA	95358	2095740160
CHOWCHILLA POST OFFICE	135 S 1ST STREET	CHOWCHILLA	CA	93610	5596650380
LOS BANOS POST OFFICE	1135 6TH STREET	LOS BANOS	CA	93635	2098262591
STOCKTON MAIN POST OFFICE	4245 WEST LANE	STOCKTON	CA	95208	2094603668
MARIPOSA COUNTY CLERK	4982 10TH STREET	MARIPOSA	CA	95338	2099662007
TUOLUMNE COUNTY CLERK OFFICE	2 SOUTH GREEN ST	SONORA	CA	95370	2095335573
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY LAW LIBRARY	20 N. SUTTER STREET	STOCKTON	CA	95202	2094682397
VALLEY SPRINGS POST OFFICE	200 E. HWY 12	VALLEY SPRINGS	CA	95252	2097721560