Expired US passport, 4 weeks until trip to US, living in Norway
I live in norway, and I'm traveling to the US on December 21st. I have an appointment with the embassy in Oslo on the 21st of November to renew my passport (my passport has expired). According to their website, normal processing time is 2-3 weeks. But what if I don't have my passport before my planed trip? Is it possible to get a temporary passport of some sort?
This is what is says about emergency passports on their webpage:
"Emergency passports are only issued in real emergencies and evidence of the need for immediate, emergency travel should be submitted with applications."
Would my situation be considered an emergency? I tried calling and e-mailing them, but they have the worst customer service I've ever dealt with - impossible to get answers!
There is a reasonably good chance they will be able to get you a renewed PP in time via the embassy- just explain your circumstances to them. In the meantime, check out other for-profit companies which do rapid renewals as a backup.
There is a reasonably good chance they will be able to get you a renewed PP in time via the embassy- just explain your circumstances to them. In the meantime, check out other for-profit companies which do rapid renewals as a backup.
My last passport was issued before I was 16, so I need to show up at the embassy to renew my old one. Wouldn't I need to show up at the for-profit company as well? And wouldn't they need my expired passport, which the embassy will still have at that point?
In the unlikely event that the embassy says "No way will we be able to renew in time," then you could try through one of the companies, taking your PP with you. Ask them at the embassy what the best course is. They are actually there to help you.
Do you have a Norwegian PP? You may be able to travel using that - other dual citizens out there, please comment....
What about the emergency passport or a temporary passport? Would I be eligible for something like that? Or is that only for medical issues, death in family, etc?
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Thank you for the response!
What about the emergency passport or a temporary passport? Would I be eligible for something like that? Or is that only for medical issues, death in family, etc?
An emergency isn't a planned trip where you didn't make or weren't able to get an appointment until a month before your trip. An emergency is a true emergency.
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You best bet is to get all your documentation ready before heading to the embassy; make sure you have the right type and number of photos, your old PP, current ID of some other kind, your birth certificate if you have it, perhaps copies of your parents' passports if you were born outside the US and only one of them is a US citizen, anything else you think the Embassy could possibly want. Do you have to pay the fees in dollars or local currency? - check that out beforehand.
I really think you will likely be able to get the renewal in time, just be prepared so nothing slows it down.
An emergency isn't a planned trip where you didn't make or weren't able to get an appointment until a month before your trip. An emergency is a true emergency.
Thank you for the response!
The lady I talked to on the phone at the embassy said it would be possible for me to get an emergency passport if I hand't gotten my new one before my trip, but she sounded very unsure when she told me. She also thought it would be better for me to come in on december 2nd, because "that's plenty of time". Then went on to say the processing time is 2-3 weeks, often in the upper end, or a little over, in november-december
You best bet is to get all your documentation ready before heading to the embassy; make sure you have the right type and number of photos, your old PP, current ID of some other kind, your birth certificate if you have it, perhaps copies of your parents' passports if you were born outside the US and only one of them is a US citizen, anything else you think the Embassy could possibly want. Do you have to pay the fees in dollars or local currency? - check that out beforehand.
I really think you will likely be able to get the renewal in time, just be prepared so nothing slows it down.
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Originally Posted by egron123
Thank you for the response!
The lady I talked to on the phone at the embassy said it would be possible for me to get an emergency passport if I hand't gotten my new one before my trip, but she sounded very unsure when she told me. She also thought it would be better for me to come in on december 2nd, because "that's plenty of time". Then went on to say the processing time is 2-3 weeks, often in the upper end, or a little over, in november-december
Stick with your original appointment.
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The church is near but the road is icy, the bar is far but I will walk carefully”
--Russian Proverb
I live in norway, and I'm traveling to the US on December 21st. I have an appointment with the embassy in Oslo on the 21st of November to renew my passport (my passport has expired). According to their website, normal processing time is 2-3 weeks. But what if I don't have my passport before my planed trip? Is it possible to get a temporary passport of some sort?
This is what is says about emergency passports on their webpage:
"Emergency passports are only issued in real emergencies and evidence of the need for immediate, emergency travel should be submitted with applications."
Would my situation be considered an emergency? I tried calling and e-mailing them, but they have the worst customer service I've ever dealt with - impossible to get answers!
Do keep your appointment on the 21st. I think you would be able to get your passport. I got an emergency passport to attend a wedding.
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Originally Posted by kipper
An emergency isn't a planned trip where you didn't make or weren't able to get an appointment until a month before your trip. An emergency is a true emergency.
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Originally Posted by kipper
Stick with your original appointment.
I am puzzled by repeated smile and a grin. I hope you are not please at the predicament of the OP!
True that letting his passport has nothing to do with emergency and that he/she should not have let that happen when living in another country. ON the other hand, if he/she is a dual citizen, I can see it happening. It's possible that he/she did not anticipate having to back to the U.S. and was thinking that they would renew their passport in due course of time. Emergency does not have to be an accident, sudden illness or death. In any case the grin and the smiley is perplexing.
if u have another PP. us citizens can enter the usa without passport!
Under usa law usa citizens can enter usa withot passport but this takes extra time. Tom Hanks does this all the time.. don't know about law to get on airplane from norway though
Yes, I'm a dual citizen, and I thought I could enter the US with either of my passports, so I didn't rush to get a new US-passport.
What I said previously wasn't entirely correct, my last passport was applied for when I was 15, but issued when I was 16. From what I read online, passports that are issued after you're 16, are supposed to be 10-year passports. Mine is only a 5-year. Anyone know why this is?
Under usa law usa citizens can enter usa withot passport but this takes extra time. Tom Hanks does this all the time.. don't know about law to get on airplane from norway though
An emergency is a true emergency.
