subject: Where Can I Get My Same Day Passport Renewal? [print this page] Where Can I Get My Same Day Passport Renewal?
If you need your passport renewed within the next 24 hours, don't bother going to the post office. They can't help you. But that doesn't mean you're completely out of luck. There are a couple of places where you can go to get your passport renewed within 24 hours.
The first option is to make an appointment at a Regional Passport Agency office. These are special passport offices that can print passports on site. They are reserved for US citizens who need a passport urgently due to pending travel. If you're traveling in 14 days or less, or if you are traveling in 4 weeks or less but need to apply for a visa in your destination country, you are eligible to use a Regional Passport Agency office. Offices are open by appointment only, and you can reserve your slot over the phone by calling 1-877-487-2778. The appointment line is automated, and is available 24 hours a day.
However, depending on where you live, getting to the Regional Passport Agency office may be a bit of a challenge. There are only 22 offices serving the entire US at this point, so there may not even be one in your state.
Then, there's the issue of operating hours. Most passport agencies have limited office hours in which you can make an appointment for a same day passport renewal. They tend to close early in the evening, and sometimes in the late afternoon, and they are closed weekends and holidays. This means that if you work during the day, you may have to take some time off to get your passport renewal issued in time.
If you don't want to make an appointment at a passport agency office, there is another option. You can use a private passport expediting company and let them handle the passport agency for you. In most cases, all you have to do is send your passport renewal application, the necessary documents and the required fees to the company, and as long as you've selected 24 hour service, they'll take your application to the Department of State to get your new passport issued within 24 hours after they receive your paperwork.
