The number of passports in circulation has increased every year since 1989. In 2010, the number of issued passports had reached to 13,883,129. In the United States, there are four types of passports that can be issued, and they are regular passports, official passports, diplomatic passports and passport cards.
The United States Government will issue a passport to a U.S. citizen based on their intended use of that passport and if they meet certain criteria in order to obtain a specific passport type. Mentioned below are details that provide some basic information about the types of passports, who can apply for a particular type of passport and how to obtain one.
Regular Passport: Regular passports are issued to the American citizens and is also referred to as a tourist passport. It can be issued to those who travel for study, work, business and other civilian purposes.
- This is a Blue Cover Passport, which comes standard with 28 visa pages and issued with a validity of 10 years to applicants 16 years of age or older and 5 years when issued to a minor under the age of 16.
- Meant for Many Travel Purposes, not limited to tourism, business, work, research, study, conference or seminar etc.
- Requirements for Getting this Passport include original or certified proof of U.S. Citizenship (birth certificate/naturalization certificate) and valid proof of identification along with a recent passport size photograph.
Applications can be submitted to the Passport office or simply contact the passport agents to avail expedite passport service.
Official Passport: Official passport is issued to employees or officials of the U.S. government traveling abroad for any official purpose. The same type of passport may be issued to the official’s immediate family members or spouse when approved by the Department of State.
Submit the Same Application Form and documents as required for a Regular Passport. It will be issued for no cost and will be limited to 5 years’ validity and cannot be used for leisure travel. When duty ends, as part of the checkout procedure the passport must be surrendered.
If you are looking to apply a new passport in San Francisco, please visit our San Francisco Passport Services page.
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The passport card comes with 10 years validity for adults and 5 years for minors. A small fee of $30 for adults and $15 for minors is required to be paid as well as an additional $25 execution fee for first time applicants.
We opened up two new locations recently in Chicago and Raleigh. Feel free to visit the location pages. We extending our offerings like passport renewal in Raleigh as well as passport renewal in Chicago.
24 Hour Passport & Visas Offices
8170 Beverly Blvd #103, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States.
Phone Number: 310.913.7804 | 323.658.8567
Physical Address:
8170 Beverly Blvd #103
Los Angeles, CA 90048
United States
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Saturday
Walk-in Accepted
8170 Beverly Blvd #103
Los Angeles, CA 90048
United States
By car
From airport:
It is 11.7 miles and approximately 34 minutes away.
Head east, following signs for Century Blvd.
Take the i-405 N ramp to Sacramento. Follow signs for La Cienega Blvd and merge.
Turn right on Beverly Blvd, pass by Taco Bell and our office is on the right
From downtown:
It is 11.3 miles and approximately 29 minutes away.
Get on I-10 W from San Pedro St.
Take exit 7A from I-10 W.
Take La Cienega Blvd to Beverly Blvd.
By public transport
From airport:
Take the LAX via FlyAway (L.A. Union Station) till Union Station.
From Union Station, take the Metro Red Line (North Hollywood Station). Get off at Vermont/ Beverly Station.
From there take bus no.14 (Beverly-Pico) and get off at Beverly/Crescent Heights. It’s a 2 minute away from our office.
From downtown:
Take bus no.60 from 7th/San Pedro (Downtown LA- Sunset- Figueroa).
Get off at 7th/Olive.
Take bus no.14 from Olive/7th (Beverly-Pico).
Get off at Beverly/Crescent Heights. Our office is located 3 minutes away from there.
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2001 Van Ness Ave #408, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States.
Phone Number: 415.744.4297
Physical Address:
2001 Van Ness Ave #408
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States.
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
Walk-in Accepted
2001 Van Ness Ave #408
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States.
By car
From airport:
It is 15.4 miles and approximately 35 minutes away.
Take the US-101 N in South San Francisco from International Terminal Arrivals Level.
Follow US-101 N to Market St in San Francisco.
Take Franklin St to Van Ness Ave.
From downtown:
It is 1.6 miles and approximately 9 minutes away.
Head south on Hyde St towards McAllister St.
Turn right onto McAllister St.
Turn right onto Franklin St.
Turn right onto Pacific Avenue..
Turn right onto Van Ness Avenue and our office will be on the right.
By public transport
From airport:
Take the yellow bus (Antioch) and get off at 16th St Mission BART Station.
Take bus no.49 (North Point + Van Ness) and get off at Jackson St & Van Ness Avenue.
Our office is a minute away from there.
From downtown:
From Civic Centre, take bus no.19 (Beach Street) and get off at Polk St & Washington St.
Our office is 3 mins away from there.
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1440 W. Taylor Street #483 Chicago, IL 60607, United States.
Phone Number: 773.345.7564
1440 W. Taylor Street #483
Chicago, IL 60607
United States
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
No Walk-ins accepted.
Drop-off and Pick-up Office.
1440 W. Taylor Street #483
Chicago, IL 60607
United States
By car
From airport:
It is 8.9 miles and approximately 21 minutes away.
Take Departures to S Cicero Avenue.
Take i-55 N/Stevenson Expy to W 31st PL and take exit 290.
Take S Ashland Avenue to W Taylor St.
From downtown:
Follow E Congress Pkwy, I-290 W and S Ashland Avenue to W Taylor St.
Turn left onto W Taylor St.
By public transport
From airport:
Take the Orange Line (Loop) and get off at Ashland.
Take bus no.9 (Irving Park) and get off at Ashland & Taylor.
Our office is 4 minutes away from there.
From downtown:
Take the Blue Line (Forest Park) and get off at Racine.
Our office is 10 minutes away from there.
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3201 Edwards Mill Rd Ste 141 Raleigh, NC 27612, United States.
Phone Number: 704.312.9476
3201 Edwards Mill Rd Ste 141
Raleigh, NC 27612
United States
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
No Walk-ins accepted.
Drop-off and Pick-up Office.
3201 Edwards Mill Rd Ste 141
Raleigh, NC 27612
United States
By car
From airport:
Get on I-40 E from Airport Blvd.
Take Edwards Mill Rd exit from Wade Avenue.
Follow Edwards Mills Rd till our office
From downtown:
Take E Jones St to N Person St.
Take Glenwood Ave and Glen Eden Dr to John Humphries Wynd in Meredith.
Continue on John Humphries Wynd to our office.
By public transport
From airport:
Take bus no.100 (RDU Airport and Raleigh) and get off at Blue Ridge Rd at Westchase Blvd.
Take bus no.27 (Crabtree Valley Mall) and get off at Blue Ridge Rd at Duraleigh Rd.
Our office is 9 minutes away from there.
From downtown:
Take bus no.4 (Rex Hospital) and get off at Edwards Mill Rd at Ed Dr.
Our office is 2 minutes away from there.
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