Passport Acceptance Offices in Middlebury, Vermont

Middlebury is the shire town of Addison County, and it's one of the more convenient places in central Vermont to apply for a passport in person. Two acceptance points sit within a few blocks of each other in the compact downtown, so most residents from Bristol to Vergennes and the towns along Lake Champlain can handle a first passport or a child's application without a long drive.

What you're trying to accomplish decides between the two. The downtown post office on Main Street is the everyday option for routine DS-11 applications and can take your passport photo on site. The Addison County Clerk of Court, in the Mahady Courthouse just off Court Street, also accepts applications and photos but keeps limited appointment windows and takes only cash or check — a good backup when the post office is booked up.

Vermont is one of the few states with its own regional passport agency: the Vermont Passport Agency in St. Albans, roughly 62 miles north via US-7 and I-89 (about an hour and fifteen minutes). That office is for genuinely urgent trips — international travel inside 14 days — and requires its own appointment. For everything else, applying locally in Middlebury and mailing through routine or expedited service is the simpler path.

Both Middlebury acceptance offices work by appointment, so book before you go rather than walking in. Every applicant who is applying for the first time or is under 16 must appear in person, and children need both parents or documented consent. If you can't get a slot in Middlebury soon enough, check other acceptance facilities across Vermont or ask about expedited mailing before assuming you need the St. Albans agency.