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Fort Bliss, Texas

Expedited Passport Service in Fort Bliss, TX

The El Paso Passport Agency is only about 3 miles from Fort Bliss, close at hand when a trip can't wait. For a routine first passport, El Paso's post offices and county offices accept applications.

  • 7 acceptance facilities near Fort Bliss7 facilities

Allstate Passports & Visas is a private company and a registered passport courier, not a government agency.Private company and registered passport courier, not a government agency.

Local overview

Getting a passport in Fort Bliss

A State Department agency is close at hand here. The El Paso Passport Agency is about 3 miles from Fort Bliss, and it books applicants who are leaving the country within 14 days or need a foreign visa within 28. Everyone else applies through an acceptance facility, and the nearest are in El Paso: the Airport Main Office post office on Boeing Dr and the Northgate post office on Sanders Ave both schedule passport appointments, and the El Paso County District Clerk downtown takes applications as well. For the certified birth certificate a first passport requires, the El Paso County Clerk issues any Texas birth at its Northeast Annex on Cohen Ave and at the courthouse on E San Antonio Ave. The next agency after El Paso's, the Western Passport Center in Tucson, is about 265 miles away. Our El Paso page covers the city in more detail.

Your options

Four ways to get your passport in Fort Bliss

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  • 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 El Paso Passport Agency ↓
  • Through Allstate As quick as 4 business days No appointment, all passport typesAll passport types, hand-carried Option 3 below ↓
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Details for each option

How each option works in Fort Bliss

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Option 1 · In person

Where to apply in person in Fort Bliss

First passports, children’s passports and lost or stolen passports start with an in-person visit to an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.First, child and lost or stolen passports start at an acceptance facility. Renewals don’t need one: see Option 2 or 3.

Data checked October 2026

  • Airport Main Ofc El Paso Post Office 8401 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX 79910 El Paso · 3.1 miles Hours: Mon to Fri, 10 AM to 3 PM. Walk-ins Tue, 10 AM to 5 PM Post office · walk-ins some days · (915) 780-7525 Book an appointment →
  • Northgate El Paso Post Office 5249 Sanders Ave, El Paso, TX 79924 El Paso · 3.8 miles Hours: Mon to Fri, 10 AM to 3 PM; Sat, 8:30 AM to 12 PM. Walk-ins Tue to Thu, 9 to 10 AM Post office · walk-ins some days · (915) 755-3123 Book an appointment →
  • Sandy Creek Post Office 2100 George Dieter Dr, El Paso, TX 79936 El Paso · 6.3 miles Hours: Mon to Fri, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Sat, 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Walk-ins Tue to Thu, 8:30 to 9:30 AM Post office · walk-ins some days · (915) 856-1483 Book an appointment →
  • Washington Park Post Office 4400 E Paisano Dr, El Paso, TX 79905 El Paso · 6.3 miles Hours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 12 PM and 1 to 3 PM. Walk-ins Tue, 12 to 1 PM; Thu, 3 to 4 PM Post office · walk-ins some days · (915) 532-3186 Book an appointment →
  • El Paso County District Clerk 500 E. San Antonio RM103, El Paso, TX 79901 El Paso · 8.5 miles County office
  • Dorris Van Doren Regional Public Library 551 East Redd Road, El Paso, TX 79912 El Paso · 11.3 miles Library
  • Sunland Park Post Office 3500 McNutt Rd, Sunland Park, NM 88063 Sunland Park · 13.0 miles Hours: Mon to Sat, 9 AM to 2 PM. Walk-ins Mon to Thu, 2 to 3 PM Post office · walk-ins some days · (575) 589-7548 Book an appointment →

El Paso Passport Agency (U.S. Department of State)

About 3 miles from Fort Bliss, in El Paso, TX. By appointment only, for international travel within 14 days or a foreign visa needed within 28 days. Can’t get an appointment? We can still hand-carry your application.By appointment only, for travel within 14 days or a visa needed within 28 days.

Data checked October 2026

Local tip: The Northgate Post Office on Sanders Ave adds Saturday passport appointments, from 8:30 AM to noon, to its weekday hours.

Option 2 · By mail

Renew by mail from Fort Bliss

If your most recent passport qualifies for renewal, you can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department. Use USPS and a trackable service.Eligible renewals can mail Form DS-82 straight to the State Department, by USPS with tracking.

  • Form DS-82, completed and signed
  • Your most recent passport book or card
  • One 2x2 inch color photo
  • Check or money order to the State Department
  • Name change document, if applicable
Need it sooner? See Option 3 →

Where Texas residents mail renewals

Routine service

National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 640155
Irving, TX 75064-0155

About 6 to 8 weeks door to door

Expedited service (+$60)

National Passport Processing Center
P.O. Box 90955
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0955

About 4 to 5 weeks door to door

Addresses from the U.S. Department of State. Routine renewals from California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Texas go to a different address in Irving, Texas; each city page shows the right one for its state.

Need it sooner? See Option 3 →

Option 3 · Through Allstate

Ship your documents to us from Fort Bliss

For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our registered couriers hand-carry your application.For all types of passports. Choose your service, send your documents by FedEx, and our couriers hand-carry your application.

Ship by your nearest staffed FedEx location’s last Priority Overnight pickup, usually around 4 PM local time on weekdays, and your documents reach us the next business morning.

Find a staffed FedEx location in Fort Bliss

Drop off before the location’s last Priority Overnight pickup to ship today. Your checklist email also lists the nearest staffed locations.

FedEx locations in Fort Bliss → (local.fedex.com)

Option 3 · Through Allstate

Find the right service

For any option

Passport photos and birth certificates in Fort BlissPhotos and birth certificates in Fort Bliss

  • Airport Main Ofc El Paso Post Office 8401 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX 79910 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
  • Northgate El Paso Post Office 5249 Sanders Ave, El Paso, TX 79924 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
  • Sandy Creek Post Office 2100 George Dieter Dr, El Paso, TX 79936 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
  • Washington Park Post Office 4400 E Paisano Dr, El Paso, TX 79905 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
  • Sunland Park Post Office 3500 McNutt Rd, Sunland Park, NM 88063 Passport photos, $15. Book online or call ahead.
  • El Paso County Clerk, Northeast Annex 4641 Cohen Ave, Suite B, El Paso, TX 79924 Certified birth certificates, needed for first passports

Most CVS and Walgreens stores also take passport photos: CVS store locator · Walgreens store locator

Questions

Fort Bliss passport FAQ

Call (800) 672-1015 or text (206) 522-5995.

Not inside Fort Bliss, but the El Paso Passport Agency, a State Department office about 3 miles away, takes appointments for urgent international travel or visa deadlines. Routine first-time applications go to El Paso acceptance facilities, such as the Airport Main Office and Northgate post offices.

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