Bernalillo County Clerk's Office

The Bernalillo County Clerk's Office at One Civic Plaza offers passport acceptance services steps away from City Hall in the governmental core of downtown Albuquerque. As an approved State Department acceptance facility, the County Clerk's staff can certify your identity, witness your signature on a DS-11 application, and forward your package to a passport processing center — the same core function as a post office, but in a county government setting that some applicants find less crowded than major USPS locations.

The office is most useful for applicants who are already conducting other civic business downtown — filing documents, visiting the courthouse, or appearing before county departments — and want to handle their passport application in the same visit. Appointments are strongly recommended; call (505) 468-1290 before your visit to confirm current passport service hours, as government schedules can shift with budget cycles and staffing.

One Civic Plaza sits between 4th Street and the Alvarado Transportation Center, which makes this location genuinely walkable from the Albuquerque Bus Rapid Transit stops and ART stations along Central Avenue. Street and surface lot parking is also available nearby along Marquette and Roma.

Because passport service at the County Clerk can be affected by staffing and local government schedules, always call (505) 468-1290 before making the trip. Children applying for a first passport must have both parents or guardians present (or submit a signed DS-3053 consent form if one parent cannot attend). For an overview of every acceptance site in the city, the Albuquerque passport offices guide lists all verified locations. If your travel is under 14 days away, skip the acceptance facilities and book directly at the Colorado Passport Agency in Centennial, CO via the State Department website.