Originally Posted by
jmlztravel
Yes but I have processed a passport renewal before and expedited it--was able to get the passport in the afternoon after submitting my original passport in the morning. They just invalidated the other one. Wouldn't this be the same without them invalidating the original? As far as I know, that's how people have been obtaining duplicate passports. Unless I misinterpreted your post?
you have to write a statement that your applying for a duplicate passport for visa purposes (e.g. your case need passport to travel to HK but need a visa for France so need a duplicate to get visa while out of country)