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You have three options if you reside in Colorado and want to acquire a passport. First, you should calculate how many days before your departure date. This information will help you decide the processing method best suited to your travel plans.

Colorado Passport Offices

You can apply  at a Colorado passport acceptance facility if your travel date is two weeks or more away. Choosing regular processing takes three weeks or more and a request for expedited service takes two weeks or more.  You will have to pay an additional fee to have your passport application processed but it is necessary if you need it in a hurry. There are many places that serve as passport acceptance facilities including post offices, clerks of court, public libraries and other state, county, township, and municipal government offices. With approximately 120 of the more than 9,000 passport offices located in Colorado, you should be able to find one not too far from where you live. If one cannot be found in your county, it is highly probable that there is one located in a neighboring county.

After locating the nearest passport acceptance facility, you need to take the completed but unsigned application form along with proof of citizenship, proof of identity, two passport photos and your payment there where an agent will witness the signing of the application and get it sent off for you. It is recommended that you use an overnight mailing service and write the word “expedite” on the outside of the envelope if you want to use this service.

Seattle Passport Agency Serving Colorado

If your flight is scheduled to leave within two weeks or less, you can call for an appointment at the Seattle passport agency. You make the appointment through an automated phone service. When the number of travelers increases significantly it can be difficult to get through so you will have to be persistent. When the appointment date has been set, you should travel to Seattle with the completed but unsigned application form and accompanying documents. Arrive no more than 15 minutes early. Of course, arriving 15 minutes late will require you to reschedule your appointment. You take a number and then wait to be attended. If all your papers are in order you should receive your new passport the same day.

Rush Passport Expediting

Whenyou cannot travel from Colorado to the regional agency but you absolutely must rush your passport application, you can contract a rush passport expediter. You will still be required to take your application to a nearby passport acceptance facility where an agent can witness your signature. However, instead of sending the application through the mail, you will mail the required application and documents to the expediter you choose. Expediters can get your travel document processed from two weeks to as little as 24 hours. You determine how quickly you need it.

From the above information, you have learned that residents of Colorado have three locations where they can acquire a passport: an acceptance facility, a regional agency or a travel document expediter. By applying at a local passport office you can expect to get your new passport in two or three weeks. It may take longer if the number of applications being made is high. You can get your passport the same day at the regional agency. However, it requires you to travel to Seattle. Finally, an expediter can get your application processed in less than two weeks or, even, the same day if necessary.