Passports

My office can help by inquiring into your passport application and working with the Washington Passport Agency or one of the regional passport centers or agencies to ensure you receive your passport. The Washington Passport Agency is an arm of the U.S. Department of State. They are tasked with verifying citizenship and issuing passports to United States citizens who apply and pay a fee.

Please note that the Department of State requires a Privacy Act Consent Form to be signed prior to providing our office with any information on the status of your passport. 

Occasionally, you may run into difficulties with your passport processing – whether it's an emergency need for international travel, difficulty in determining the status of your application, or missing documents.

• For your convenience, we have provided the public number to the National Passport Information Center (NPIC). This number can be used to make appointments at any of the passport agencies nationwide and provide general passport information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • 1-877-487-2778 (1-888-874-7793 TDD/TTY)

How my office may assist:

• If you are traveling within 14 days:
  • If you have not applied for your passport, my office can reach out to the Washington Passport Agency to request an appointment. The amount of passport applications has increased, as has the number of appointment requests. The Washington Passport Agency is trying its best to reply to congressional inquiries in a timely manner. Please note, we are only permitted to get an appointment at the Washington Passport Agency 72 business hours prior to your date of travel. We ask that you continue to call the NPIC at 1-877-487-2778 (1-888-874-7793 TDD/TTY) to check for appointment dates. You may receive an appointment before my office is able to confirm one for you.
• If you are traveling outside of 14 days:
  • If you have not applied for your passport, I ask that you call the NPIC at 1-877-487-2778 (1-888-874-7793 TDD/TTY) and check for appointment availabilities.
• If you are traveling within 30 days:
  • If you already applied for your passport, my office can reach out to the passport agency or center that has your application. We will alert the agency/center of your travel date and request they issue the passport before your travel.
• If you are traveling in more than 30 days:
  • If you already applied for your passport, I ask that you continue to monitor your passport application status. Please note that the processing for expedited passports is 7-9 weeks from when the agency/center received your application. The processing for routine passports is 10-13 weeks from when the agency/center received your application. You may have to pay an additional $60 to upgrade your application to expedite. You can check when the agency/center received your application by checking your passport application status.

Note: With the current wait times for passports increasing, I recommend that constituents who need passport assistance from my office contact us 14 days prior to the date of travel. Additionally, for those who are seeking assistance with getting an appointment with the Washington Passport Agency, please keep in mind there are no guarantees. My office is only permitted to reach out 72 business hours prior to your travel date to inquire about an appointment at the Washington Passport Agency.