Need help – adding more pages to US Passport
#91
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Bethesda, MD
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I don't see why you couldn't renew early.
Alternatively you can file for a lost or stolen passport. If they ask how you lost it, tell them you are a drug mule and had it stolen last time you were in Columbia. This will save you the $82 or $110 required for a new passport.
Alternatively you can file for a lost or stolen passport. If they ask how you lost it, tell them you are a drug mule and had it stolen last time you were in Columbia. This will save you the $82 or $110 required for a new passport.
#96
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: PDX
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So i am stuck with a dilemma. I travel so much that i haven't had the time to be in the country long enough to mail mine to either get a new one or get pages added. Mine expires in 2015.
I am planning a trip to Carnival in Brazil leaving March 4th. I know i need a visa for brazil, but i only have about 3/4 of a page left (i.e. 3 squares out of the 4)
What would be the best way for me to go about the situation without having to sacrifice this trip
EDIT: Does page 24 count as a page that can be used as a possible visa stamp page for brazil consulate?
I am planning a trip to Carnival in Brazil leaving March 4th. I know i need a visa for brazil, but i only have about 3/4 of a page left (i.e. 3 squares out of the 4)
What would be the best way for me to go about the situation without having to sacrifice this trip
EDIT: Does page 24 count as a page that can be used as a possible visa stamp page for brazil consulate?
Last edited by WrLdTrvLnIndian; Jan 31, 2011 at 7:34 pm
#97
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This is maybe the 100th thread on this subject on FT, I had not noticed this one before, so a few comments:
UMassCanuck07, was 100 percent categorically wrong and if informed as such by the Embassy in Guatemala, or whoever, they lied. The DoS has a GUIDANCE published that says that they should not issue more than three extra sets of pages, however this is only a guidance, and with 8 extra sets in my current passport, and having seen the regulations (and posted them on FT before verbatim from the DoS handbook) I state this categorically and definitively. Some missions will outright lie about this, however if one is firm, one will get extra books added (my favorite was where some young punk DoS worker bee told me, "but if you travel with a passport this thick, you'll often have problems travelling!". My answer was, "I've used this passport on average every three days for the last xx years, including twice this week already, other than annual leave, how often do YOU travel internationally? What possible experience or example could you possibly give me about this matter?" he shut up, had his superior come over, and after a 30 second chat about the fact that I was travelling the next day and that unless they wanted to pay for the "new" passport that they were insisting that I have and get it to me in about 26 hours, issued my pages immediately!
If your passport is full or almost full you can renew it at anytime. Any six month "rule" as stated above is simply NOT correct.
Yes, as has been stated many times on other threads, since some time last year they do now charge $82 for adding pages, as stated above, you can however ask for two books at a time.
UMassCanuck07, was 100 percent categorically wrong and if informed as such by the Embassy in Guatemala, or whoever, they lied. The DoS has a GUIDANCE published that says that they should not issue more than three extra sets of pages, however this is only a guidance, and with 8 extra sets in my current passport, and having seen the regulations (and posted them on FT before verbatim from the DoS handbook) I state this categorically and definitively. Some missions will outright lie about this, however if one is firm, one will get extra books added (my favorite was where some young punk DoS worker bee told me, "but if you travel with a passport this thick, you'll often have problems travelling!". My answer was, "I've used this passport on average every three days for the last xx years, including twice this week already, other than annual leave, how often do YOU travel internationally? What possible experience or example could you possibly give me about this matter?" he shut up, had his superior come over, and after a 30 second chat about the fact that I was travelling the next day and that unless they wanted to pay for the "new" passport that they were insisting that I have and get it to me in about 26 hours, issued my pages immediately!
If your passport is full or almost full you can renew it at anytime. Any six month "rule" as stated above is simply NOT correct.
Yes, as has been stated many times on other threads, since some time last year they do now charge $82 for adding pages, as stated above, you can however ask for two books at a time.
#98
Join Date: May 2009
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add US passport pages
... Secondly, how exactly are the extra pages added to an existing passport? Do they actually re-stitch extra pages after page 24 and are the numbered as pages 25~48? Also, despite my passport has an issue date of January 2007, they gave me the old type passport without the IC chip. Will this affect anyway in the passport pages that I am issued?
Originally Posted by Richard Chen
Since the official How to Add Extra Pages to Your U.S. Passport doesn't mention the aforementioned service for free at overseas (and domestic?) consulates, I ask whether this service is still available at overseas consulates.
Any experiences at the NYC agency for getting extra pages? I've booked an appointment for the morning of my flight (8:30am appointment, 12:50am flight) so I should have enough time, but I'm curious if anyone knows if they can process it immediately or if I'll have to return later that same day to pick up the passport.
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#101
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#102
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FYI I went to the NY Passport office at Houston and Hudson without an appointment and had no issues being seen. Actually, at no point in time did they ever ask for a confirmation number- all they cared about was proof of travel within 2 weeks.
I went in at 8am, was out by 9am and then was able to pick my passport with extra pages by noon. Incredibly efficient, although I had to pay an extra $60 expedite fee, so total cost was $142. Still much cheaper than using an agency.
I went in at 8am, was out by 9am and then was able to pick my passport with extra pages by noon. Incredibly efficient, although I had to pay an extra $60 expedite fee, so total cost was $142. Still much cheaper than using an agency.
#103
FYI I went to the NY Passport office at Houston and Hudson without an appointment and had no issues being seen. Actually, at no point in time did they ever ask for a confirmation number- all they cared about was proof of travel within 2 weeks.
I went in at 8am, was out by 9am and then was able to pick my passport with extra pages by noon. Incredibly efficient, although I had to pay an extra $60 expedite fee, so total cost was $142. Still much cheaper than using an agency.
I went in at 8am, was out by 9am and then was able to pick my passport with extra pages by noon. Incredibly efficient, although I had to pay an extra $60 expedite fee, so total cost was $142. Still much cheaper than using an agency.