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U.S. citizens wanting to travel abroad must first obtain a passport from one of the approximately 9000 passport receiving offices across the nation. Each official U.S. passport contains the legal identity and photograph of the bearer including the date and the person’s place of birth and national origin.

While the passport must remain in the personal possession of the bearer, technically it is considered the legal property of the issuing government and can be revoked by the government at any time for cause.

Purpose Of Passport Services

Currently the United States issues over 18 million official passports a year. The primary purpose of passports is to authenticate the national and individual identity of citizens who are traveling internationally. The secondary purpose is to request that all foreign nations allow the bearer of the passport to freely pass without obstruction or delay and further request that in the event of need or emergency, the bearer of the passport be granted assistance by the host nation.

Passport services are administered from both regional offices and designated passport application locations such as federal district courts, state courts, post offices, public libraries, and municipal and county offices. First time passport applicants can make their application for international travel at any one of there many public locations across the country.

Services Provided By US Regional Passport Offices

The United States has 16 regional passport offices in which full passport processing services are available and include the official submission of passport applications by citizens intending to travel outside the country.

Most passport services can be found in each of the 16 regional passport offices in the following cities: New York, Boston, Honolulu, Houston, Miami, Stamford, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, three regional field offices within the District of Columbia. More regional offices are expected to open over the next few years.

US Regional Passport Offices – Contact Information

The following regional passport offices service the international travel needs of some 300 million Americans. The following list of US Regional Passport Offices are ready to advice and assist you with your international travel documents.

New York Passport Office
New York Court House
60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10001
(212) 206-3500

Los Angeles Passport Office
Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 13100 Los Angeles, CA 90024-3615
(310) 575-5700

Miami Passport Office
Claude Pepper Federal Building
51 SW First Avenue 3rd Fl, Miami, FL 331201680
(305) 539-3600

Honolulu Passport Office
First Hawaiian Tower
1132 Bishop Street, Suite 500 Honolulu, HI 96813-2809
(808) 522-8283

Houston Passport Office
Mickey Leland Federal Building
1919 Smith Street, Suite 1100 Houston, TX 77002-8049
(713) 751-0294

Boston Passport Office
Tip O Neill Federal Building
10 Causeway Street, Room 247 Boston, MA 02222
(617) 878-0900

Chicago Passport Office
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 S. Dearborn Street, 18th Floor Chicago, IL 60604-1564
(312) 388-8472

Connecticut Passport Office
50 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854
(203) 937- 9135

Philadelphia Passport Office
U.S. Custom House
200 Chestnut Street, Room 103, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2970
(215) 418-5937

Stamford Passport Office
One Landmark Square Broad and Atlantic Streets Stamford, CT 06901-2667
(203) 969-9000

Washington DC Passport Offices
1111 19th Street, N.W. Room, 300 Washington, D.C. 20522-1705
(202) 647-0518
DC Regional Coverage:
Maryland, Northern Virginia, including Alexandria, Arlington County, and Fairfax County and the District of Columbia

Expedited Passport Services – Private Passport Services

U.S. passport expediting companies are private passport services that have been registered through the U.S. Department of State’s National Hand Courier Program to submit passport applications to the Regional Passport Agencies on the behalf of citizens. Private passport service providers have enjoyed an excellent reputation for both customer service and operational efficiency.

For individuals that are traveling sooner than fourteen days (the customary passport processing time) and are unable to timely submit their passport application in person at one of the official passport offices Passport Agencies, passport-expediting companies may provide assistance for a price.

Regional Passport Services Include Issuance Of Passport Cards – Limited Use

Other then offering the traditional booklet passports, the US Government in July 2008 began to issue wallet-sized travel passport cards as an alternative to the larger booklet format most of us are familiar with. Passport cards are less expensive, smaller, and easier to manage for most travelers. We recommend however that you obtain the standard booklet form because it has a much wider use and scope for international travel.

Specifically, passport cards can only be used for purposes of re-entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. While the passport cards conform to all necessary government requirements, citizens are still prohibited from using passport cards for more general international air travel. This may change however as technology advances and international travel increases throughout more countries.
   

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