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Passport Resources

NC State Global offers Passport Fairs in both the Fall and Spring. These fairs are for students, staff, faculty, and their families who need to apply for a new passport, or renew a minor passport.

If you need a passport and the Fairs do not work for your schedule, please consult this page for resources on applying for a passport in the Raleigh area.

Labeled map with text above that reads: Where to apply for a passport; please note! many of these places require an appointment for passport services. Flagged map locations are listed as the following: Durham MPO, 323 E Chapel Hill St 27701; NC Central, 1801 Fayetteville St 27707; RTP USPS, 65 TW Alexander Dr 27700; Westgate Postal Store, 1 Floretta Place 27676; Chapel Hill USPS, 125 S Estes Dr, 27514; Carrboro USPS, 1500 W Main St 27510; Cary USPS, 150 Wrenn Dr 27511; Apex USPS, 501 W William St 27502; Wake County Register of Deeds, 300 South Salisbury St 27601; Garner USPS, 267 W. Timber Dr 27529.
Map of where to apply to get a passport in the Raleigh area.

The closest Passport Acceptance Facility to NC State’s campus is the Wake County Register of Deeds office, located in the Wake County Justice Center in Downtown Raleigh.

You can make an appointment here. This can be easily reached from campus for free by GoRaleigh bus.

To view other Passport Acceptance Facilities, please visit this website.

FAQs

How Can I Get My Passport Fast?

  • Routine service can take up to 18 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received. The 18-week timeframe includes the time required for processing plus mailing time both ways: i.e. the time your *application* spends in the mail on the way to the Department of State, and the time your *passport* spends in the mail on the way to you.
  • Expedited service (for an additional $60) can take up to 10 weeks from the day an application is submitted to the day a new passport is received. The 10-week timeframe includes time required for processing plus mailing time both ways: i.e. the time your *application* spends in the mail on the way to the Department of State, and the time your *passport* spends in the mail on the way to you.

    To speed up the mailing time, we strongly recommend you: 
  • Add an extra $17.56 for the Department of State to return your passport to you by 1-2 Business Day Express Mail after processing
    (This amount should be included in your check/money order to the US Department of State)
  • Remember, the “processing time” begins the day they *receive* your application, not the day you submit it. We send our application to them by USPS Priority Mail.

What If I Need My Passport Faster?

  • No need to call around looking for better turnaround times – all local passport offices across the country, including every single office in North Carolina, offer the EXACT SAME processing times, including for Expedited processing. 
  • The only faster option offered by the Department of State is to get an appointment to go in person to a regional Passport Agency. Agencies are able to print passports on-site so that you can get your passport immediately. The closest agencies to us are in Washington, DC or Atlanta. It is very difficult to get one of these appointments.
  • To try to get an appointment at an Agency, including for life or death emergencies, please visit the Department of State’s official webpage.
  • (Please note: There are many misleading websites out there claiming to offer “expedited” services. We do not recommend any other websites or services other than the official Department of State website.)

What If I Am Just “Renewing” My Passport?

  • If you are eligible to use the Renewal process, you are not required to visit an office like ours – you can renew your passport immediately yourself by mail. 
  • Just follow the instructions for Renewing your Passport on the Department of State’s official website.
  • To decide how much your payment needs to be, please review the complete fee chart.
  • To try to get an appointment at an Agency, including for life or death emergencies, please visit the Department of State’s official webpage.
  • Please note: if you have travel plans that require you to pay the extra $60 fee for Expedited processing, we strongly recommend you also pay the extra $17.56 fee for 1-2 Day Delivery of your passport after processing, so that your passport is mailed to you by Express Mail at the end of processing, instead of being sent by regular US mail