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

Locations to Apply for a Passport in Clearwater, FL

Applying for an American passport can be done at one of the Clearwater passport offices and locations in nearby cities listed below. An agent at a passport office will adjudicate the application form so that you can mail it in for processing. Routine service takes between 8 and 11 weeks to complete. Requesting expedited service can reduce the processing time to up to 7 weeks. Be aware that most acceptance facilities require an appointment so be sure to call or schedule an appointment online before going.

To get a passport more quickly, you will either have to schedule a visit to the Miami Passport Agency or, if no opening is available, get a registered expediter to submit your application for you so that you can get a passport in 24-48 hours.

Passport offices can be found in other Florida cities by visiting our Florida passport application acceptance facilities 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.

Clearwater

Facility Name	Street Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
PINELLAS COUNTY CLERK OF COURT AND COMPTROLLER - CLEARWATER BRANCH	315 COURT STREET,	CLEARWATER	FL	33756	7274647000
CLEARWATER MAIN POST OFFICE	100 SOUTH BELCHER ROAD	CLEARWATER	FL	33765	7274642906
USPS INDIAN ROCKS BEACH	204 4TH AVE	INDIAN ROCKS BEACH	FL	33785	7275962894
SEMINOLE POST OFFICE	9355 113TH STREET	SEMINOLE	FL	33772	7273940847
PINELLAS COUNTY CLERK OF COURT - NORTH COUNTY BRANCH	29582 US HWY 19 N	CLEARWATER	FL	33761	7274647000
USPS OLDSMAR POST OFFICE	3905 TAMPA RD	OLDSMAR	FL	34677	8138544660
GATEWAY STATION POSTAL STORE	701 77TH AVENUE N	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	33702	7275782802
GULFPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY	5501 28TH AVE S	GULFPORT	FL	33707	7278931074
EAST LAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY	4125 EST LAKE ROAD	PALM HARBOR	FL	34685	7277732665
PINELLAS COUNTY CLERK OF COURT - ST. PETERSBURG BRANCH OFFICE	545 FIRST AVENUE, NORTH	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	33701	7274647000