Passport Offices and Expedited Passports in Connecticut
Connecticut has its own State Department passport agency in Stamford, and New York and Boston are also within reach. Most residents apply for a first passport at a post office or a town office. For urgent travel you can book an agency appointment or use a registered courier such as Allstate Passports & Visas. This page covers 12 Connecticut cities, explains each option, and shows where your Connecticut birth certificate is kept, which depends on the year you were born.
Choose your city
Fairfield County: Stamford, Bridgeport, Danbury, Fairfield, Stratford
New Haven County: New Haven, Milford, Meriden, Waterbury
Hartford County: Hartford, West Hartford, Southington
Your options in Connecticut
Passport acceptance facilities
A first passport, a passport for a child or a replacement for a lost or stolen one starts at an acceptance facility. In Connecticut these are mostly post offices and some town offices, often by appointment. The city pages above list the facilities in each area.
Take Form DS-11, unsigned until the agent asks, a certified birth certificate or other proof of citizenship, a photo ID with a photocopy, and one passport photo. Two fees apply, one to the U.S. Department of State and one to the facility.
The Connecticut Passport Agency in Stamford
The Connecticut Passport Agency in Stamford is the closest State Department agency for Fairfield and New Haven counties. From Hartford, the Boston Passport Agency is a similar drive. Both see applicants by appointment only, and only if they travel internationally within 14 days or need a foreign visa within 28 days. Bring proof of travel. How to book an agency appointment.
Allstate Passports & Visas
We are a private courier registered with the U.S. Department of State, not a government office. We review your documents and hand-carry your application to a passport agency, which saves Hartford-area residents a day in Stamford traffic. Call (800) 672-1015, text (206) 522-5995, or read about our passport services.
Birth certificates in Connecticut
Where to order depends on your birth year. If you were born in 2002 or later, any town clerk in Connecticut can issue your certified birth certificate. If you were born before 2002, go to the town clerk in the town where you were born, the town where your mother lived at the time, or the State Vital Records Office. A certified copy costs $20 from a town and $30 from the state, and many towns also take online orders.
Connecticut birth records less than 100 years old are confidential. Certified copies go to the person named (18 or older), a parent, spouse, adult child, grandparent or legal guardian, and to a few others listed in state law, with a government photo ID. Details are on the Connecticut Department of Public Health birth certificate page.
Connecticut passport questions
Is there a passport office in Connecticut?
Yes, the Connecticut Passport Agency in Stamford. It sees people by appointment only, for travel within 14 days or a visa needed within 28 days. Everyone else applies at an acceptance facility or renews by mail or online.
Can I get my Connecticut birth certificate at any town hall?
Only if you were born in 2002 or later. For earlier births, go to the town of birth, the town where your mother lived, or the State Vital Records Office.
Can I renew my passport online in Connecticut?
Online renewal is run by the State Department and has the same rules in every state. It is meant for adults renewing a regular passport who have no trip soon. With close travel dates, an agency appointment or a registered courier is faster.
Is a town or state Connecticut birth certificate cheaper?
The town copy is cheaper, at $20, compared with $30 from the State Vital Records Office. Both are certified and work for a passport.
Information checked October 2026. Related pages: passport renewal, new passport, passport for a child, lost or stolen passport.
