San Francisco is a major hub for international travel in the United States. One of the 26 US Passport Offices where passports are issued is located in San Francisco, CA. Whether you're getting a passport renewal, or a new passport, you cannot simply go to the passport office if you need your passport urgently. The US Passport office in San Francisco will only handle super-urgent appointment for "life-or-death" situations or if your date of international travel departure is within 14 days and you have a proof of it. However, scheduling an urgent passport appointment to get your passport issued is close to impossible if you try to do it directly. Luckily, we have a service with a 90% success rate in scheduling a super-urgent passport appointment for same-day passport issue. That means, if you contact us on Monday morning, you may get an appointment confirmed for Wednesday or possibly Tuesday and have your passport issued the same day!

Check entry requirements to the destination you're traveling to. Are you traveling within two weeks? Do you need a visa in your new passport prior to departure? Does your current passport book have at least six months’ validity, which is usually the standard for entry to most countries?

If you do not need your passport super-urgently, but have at least 8 weeks before your international travel, you can save big time. If you are willing to do a little legwork, for just $99 you can have us supervise your application process, fill all passport forms for you and oversee the process for you. You should get your passport in 5-7 weeks.

If you’re applying for an expedited passport renewal in San Francisco with Travel Visa Express, remember to bring or send us your current, original, undamaged passport (expired for fewer than 15 years or still valid), two copies of the DS-82 form, a check for $170 made out to the US Department of State, your travel itinerary or copy of your ticket, two copies of signed authorization forms, and two passport-sized photos.

If you travel often or may be needing multiple travel visas issued in short time frame, we highly suggest applying for a second valid US passport. Yes, you can have two valid passports at the same time — it's a lifesaver for business travelers or digital nomads.

If you changed your name, don't forget to update your passport! Yes, that's a good reason to change your passport in order to avoid problems at the border. This procedure is called just like that: US passport name change.

Remember, there are two sizes of US Passports offered: a 26- and a 52-page books are now available from the US State Department. New pages are no longer allowed to be added to your existing book as of January 2016, and no glasses may be worn in passport pictures. A thick new passport book costs just as much as a thin one, so get the 52-page one!

The fastest unassisted US Passport processing you can arrange without the help of an expeditor is 5-7 week processing. You do, however, need to follow the exact application process to a 't' or risk having your passport issued late.

If you want to try getting an urgent appointment with the Passport Agency, you can try getting through on the phone. If you need to get a passport quickly, you will need to make an appointment at a Regional Passport Agency, call 1-877-487-2778; TDD/TTY: 1-888-874-7793 Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 10 PM ET. If you cannot get through or cannot get confirmed IN YOUR CITY for a same-day appointment, you can use our Guaranteed Urgent Passport Issue service.

In order to get your passport issued very quickly, Passport Agency requires you to have a proof of immediate departure, simply put a confirmed travel itinerary or a copy of your issued ticket. If you don't have them yet, contact us and we will get your proof of departure for you.

For super urgent cases, when each hour matters, we are able to get your passports to you on the same day or night it's issued even if you're on a different coast! We can ship your documents on the next commercial flight out and it doesn't cost much more then the fastest FEDEX delivery option!

We had passports issued for our clients since 1998 and know everything there is to know about getting your documents to you as fast as possible. We have partner companies who can assist us with getting visas or expediting passports in most major US cities.

If you’re confident in applying for passport renewal or new passport on your own, but want an expert to look everything over to avoid unnecessary delays and headaches, we can assist with our Expert+ Passport Service. We will explain to you the process, schedule an appointment at your post office for document submission, fill out online passport application for you and supervise the whole process. You should expect you new passport in 5-7 weeks. This service costs only $99 on top of government fees.

Visit our downtown San Francisco office and we'll answer to all your passport or visa question in person.