If you need an emergency passport and you happen to live in or near
Miami, you're in luck. Miami is one of only 21 cities in the United
States that has an emergency passport office. At the passport office,
you can get a passport issued within 24 hours as long as you apply in
person with all of the documents needed to process your passport
application.
The passport office
is located in the Omni Center, at 1501 Biscayne Boulevard in Suite 210.
It is open from 8:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. Since this is a
regional office of the National Passport Agency, it is closed for all
Federal holidays.
To get an emergency passport from the Regional
Passport Agency office in Miami, you need to have reservations to leave
the country within the next 14 days. You'll also need to make an
appointment, as they do not accept walk-ins. To make an appointment,
call 1-877-487-2778. See Same Day Passport Office Opens in Miami for more details.
Make sure to bring all of the required paperwork and 2 passport
photos to the appointment. If you're applying for a new passport, that
means you'll need proof of identity, such as a driver's license or other
state-issued ID, and proof of citizenship, such as a certified copy of
your birth certificate, naturalization certificate or certificate of
citizenship.
If you are applying for an emergency passport
renewal, you can use your old passport (as long as it's been expired for
less than 5 years) as proof of identity and proof of citizenship.
However, if you've changed your name since it was issued, you must bring
legal documents supporting the name change.
You'll also need
either your appointment confirmation number or Social Security card to
get in, as well as a copy of your itinerary to prove that you are
traveling within the allowed time period.
Make sure to bring an
accepted method of payment for the passport fees. The Miami office takes
credit cards, debit cards, cash and check.
Be on time for your
appointment-no more than 15 minutes early or 15 minutes late. And
remember, this is a federal building, so weapons of any sort are not
permitted!
Author,
Alison Kroulek
