The City Clerk’s Office is a U.S. Department of State designated Passport Application Acceptance Facility. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for passports at the office, located at City Hall, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Second Floor. Appointments are not necessary. Our office hours are as follows:
Passport hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
***AS OF APRIL 2, 2018 THE ACCEPTANCE FEE HAS INCREASED TO $35***
The office will not be open to accept passport applications on the following holidays:
New Year's Day, January 1*
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, third Monday in January
President's Day, third Monday in February
Memorial Day, last Monday in May
Independence Day, July 4*
Labor Day, first Monday in September
Veterans Day, November 11*
Thanksgiving Holiday, fourth Thursday and Friday in November
Christmas Day, December 25*
*Holidays falling on a Sunday are observed on the following Monday, and holidays falling on a Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday.
Everyone applying for a passport must appear in person, including infants and children.
For international travel information, application forms, and other passport information, please visit the Department of State’s travel website or call the City Clerk's Office at 303-538-7230.
Fees & Forms of Payment
If a passport and passport card are ordered at
the same time, the City charges only one $35 execution fee. Payments to the U.S.
Department of State must be paid with a check or money order. Payments to the
City can be made with cash, check, or money order. Temporary checks are not accepted.
Normal processing time for a passport application
is four to six weeks. The U.S. Department of State recommends that customers
expedite their applications if traveling in less than 10 weeks. Expedited
processing costs $60 per application, payable to the Department of State.
Customers requesting expedited service should receive their passport within two
to four weeks.
| Passport Fee
Payable to Department
of State
Check or Money Order ONLY | Acceptance Fee
Payable to City of
Thornton
Check, Money Order, or Cash | Total Applicant
Fee |
Adults: First-Time
(Age 16 and older)
| $110 | $35 | $145 |
Adults: Renewal
(Applying with DS-82) | $110 | $0 | $110 |
Minors: (Under age 16) | $80 | $35 | $115 |
| Passport Fee
Payable to Department
of State
Check or Money Order ONLY | Acceptance Fee
Payable to City of
Thornton
Check, Money Order, or Cash | Total Applicant
Fee |
Adults: First-Time
(Age 16 and older)
| $30 | $35 | $65 |
Adults: Renewal
(Applying with DS-82)
| $30 | $0 | $30 |
Minors: (Under age 16) | $15 | $35 | $50 |
Other Service Fees
- File Search Fee: $150
- Expedite Processing: $60