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

Columbus Passport Offices

Citizens of the United States who live in or near Columbus, Georgia can submit applications for new passports at the locations listed below. The majority of passport offices require an appointment. Please call or schedule an appointment online before you visit.

Applicants can request either standard processing (8-11 weeks) or expedited service (5-7 weeks) at any of the Georgia passport offices. Faster service is possible at the Atlanta Passport Agency. An appointment is required.

Those who cannot personally visit the regional agency can employ the services of a registered expediter such as Rush My Passport in order to get passports as quickly as the same day.

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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.

Facility Name	Street Address	City	State	ZIP	Phone
COLUMBUS MAIN POST OFFICE	3916 MILGEN RD	COLUMBUS	GA	31907	7065621860
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE-FORT BENNING	110 VIBBERT AVENUE	COLUMBUS	GA	31905	7066891696
MUSCOGEE COUNTY PROBATE COURT	100 10TH STREET	COLUMBUS	GA	31901	7066534333
RUSSELL COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK	501 14TH ST	PHENIX CITY	AL	36867	3342980516
SMITHS STATION POST OFFICE	2720 LEE ROAD 430	SMITHS STATION	AL	36877	3342977120
LEE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERKS OFFICE	2311 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 104	OPELIKA	AL	36801	3347373526
MERIWETHER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT	100 NORTH COURT SQUARE	GREENVILLE	GA	30222	7066724416
LAGRANGE MAIN POST OFFICE	950 LAFAYETTE PKWY	LAGRANGE	GA	30241	7068837126
TROUP COUNTY PROBATE COURT	100 RIDLEY AVE	LAGRANGE	GA	30240	7068831690
UPSON COUNTY CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT	116 WEST MAIN STREET	THOMASTON	AL	30286	7065382343