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

Expedite Your United States Passport at the Colorado Passport Agency

The Colorado Passport Agency in Aurora processes passport applications for U.S. citizens and foreign residents who need to travel within 14 days or within 28 days if they need to get a travel visa. You can usually get your passport the same day or within 24 hours. The first thing to do is to call and set up an appointment at the Colorado Agency. You do this by calling the automated service toll-free at 1-877-487-2778. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Appointments can also be made through the new online appointment system.

If you are unable to travel to the Colorado Passport Agency but need to get your passport in a hurry, you can apply through a passport expediter.

Note: Travelers whose departure date is not within two weeks need to apply at a different location. For a new passport, visit the nearest Colorado passport office. For other services including passport renewals, you can apply by mail.

Colorado Passport Agency
Cherry Creek III
3151 South Vaughn Way, Suite 600
Aurora, CO 80014

Appointments Available From

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday

Excluding Federal Holidays

Automated Appointment Phone 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 5 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.

UPDATE: Mailing delays and high demand 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 10 and 13 weeks. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Mailing times vary across the country.

Expedited service takes from 7 to 9 weeks excluding mailing times on the front and back end. Current mailing delays are significant. Requesting 1-2-day mailing service is recommended.

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.

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.

A registered expedited passport courier can often assist in obtaining a passport as quickly as the same day. You can learn more about this service here.

Map

How to Get to the Colorado Passport Agency

Car: From the South, take I-25 North to I-225 North. Take Exit 4 onto South Parker Road/CO-83 South. On South Parker Road, stay right; (in the Hampden Avenue Only Exit) and take the Vaughn Way/Dam Road Exit. Turn right onto Vaughn Way and follow to Cherry Creek III building on the left side.

From the North, take I-25 South to I-225 North. Take Exit 4 onto South Parker Road/CO-83 South. On South Parker Road, stay right; (in the Hampden Avenue Only Exit) and take the Vaughn Way/Dam Road Exit. Turn right onto Vaughn Way and follow to Cherry Creek III building on the left side.

From the East, take I-70 West to I-225 South. Take Exit 4 onto South Parker Road/CO-83 South. On South Parker Road, stay right; (in the Hampden Avenue Only Exit) and take the Vaughn Way/Dam Road Exit. Turn right onto Vaughn Way and follow to Cherry Creek III building on the left side.

From the West, take U.S. 6 East to I-25 South. Take I-25 South to I-225 North. Take Exit 4 onto South Parker Road/CO-83 South. On South Parker Road, stay right; (in the Hampden Avenue Only Exit) and take the Vaughn Way/Dam Road Exit. Turn right onto Vaughn Way and follow to Cherry Creek III building on the left side.

Taxi: From Denver International Airport, taxis are available (travel time approximately 35 minutes).

Train : From Union Station, taxis are available (travel time approximately 20 minutes).

Remember, if you are unable to travel to the Colorado Passport Agency, you can contract a private expediting service to provide you with rush passport processing.

What to Do When You Arrive for Your Appointment at the Colorado Passport Agency

You will need your Social Security Number or your confirmation number.

Please arrive no more than 15 minutes prior to your appointment. Earlier arrivals will not be admitted.

Late arrivals, 15 minutes after the scheduled appointment, will have to reschedule their appointments.

Upon entry to the building, you will go through security, including metal detectors.

Take the elevator to the 6th floor.

Go to check-in/information. Your appointment will be verified.

You will be given a numbered ticket with the approximate, current waiting time at the bottom. (We do our best to keep the waiting time as short as possible.)

Please take a seat.

When your number is called and/or appears on the television monitor, go to the number of the window indicated.

For information on what you need to bring to your appointment, see our information on How to Apply in Person for a Passport.

Foreign Entry Requirements/Visas

If you are traveling overseas and want to know what you must do to enter a foreign country, we have information on foreign entry requirements. Foreign embassy telephone numbers and addresses are included.

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