Santa Barbara, California
Expedited Passport Service in Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara is about 80 miles from the Los Angeles Passport Agency, the nearest State Department office. Downtown, the Santa Barbara Post Office on Anacapa St accepts first-time applications.
- 2 acceptance facilities near Santa Barbara2 facilities
Local overview
Getting a passport in Santa Barbara
The Los Angeles Passport Agency, about 80 miles east, is the closest agency to Santa Barbara, with San Diego's about 185 miles southeast, and both handle only travel within 14 days or a foreign visa needed within 28. For a routine first passport, the Santa Barbara Post Office at 836 Anacapa St schedules passport appointments, and UCSB's Recreation Center on Ocean Rd accepts new applications (Form DS-11 only) by appointment. In California, certified birth certificates come from the county where the birth took place, since the state office has no public counter. For a Santa Barbara County birth, the County Clerk-Recorder is on the same street as the post office, at 1100 Anacapa St, and the county also has an office in Santa Maria. The State Department's acceptance facility search lists any further options. Eligible renewals can skip the counter and go by mail or through us.
Your options
Four ways to get your passport in Santa Barbara
- In person About 6 to 8 weeks First, child and lost or stolen passportsAt an acceptance facility Option 1 below ↓
- By mail About 6 to 8 weeks Eligible renewals only Option 2 below ↓
- At a passport agency Often same day to a few days By appointment only, for travel within 14 daysTravel within 14 days, by appointment Los Angeles Passport Agency ↓
- Through Allstate As quick as 4 business days No appointment, all passport typesAll passport types, hand-carried Option 3 below ↓
Option 3 · Through Allstate
Find the right service
For any option
Passport photos and birth certificates in Santa BarbaraPhotos and birth certificates in Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Post Office 836 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
- Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder 1100 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Certified birth certificates, needed for first passports
Most CVS and Walgreens stores also take passport photos: CVS store locator · Walgreens store locator
Questions
Santa Barbara passport FAQ
Call (800) 672-1015 or text (206) 522-5995.
No State Department agency is in Santa Barbara; the nearest is in Los Angeles, about 80 miles away, for urgent travel. The Santa Barbara Post Office and UCSB's Recreation Center accept first-time applications.
Not in Santa Barbara; we take documents by hand only in Redmond, Washington. Use FedEx to send them, with our prepaid label or your own.
When travel is within 14 days, booking the Los Angeles Passport Agency and going in person is fastest. Our service takes 4 to 10 business days once your documents are with us.
For a Santa Barbara County birth, from the County Clerk-Recorder, 1100 Anacapa St, or its Santa Maria office at 511 Lakeside Pkwy, Suite 115.
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