Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
i am one of many who have gone without appointment
they just categorize you differently when you are there
odd there seems to be more discussion on yelp than FT
appointments are obviously not possible for immediate travel, and the last time i went with an appointment, it was 9 days out, when travel has to be within 14 days
some of us would rather go to agency than pay 3rd party. i never understand why government does not sell expedited (like overnight) directly rather than allowing 3rd parties to do it.
You are simply wrong.
1. The government does provide an expedited passport processing service for $60. You can also overnight your documents and have them overnighted back for whatever that costs. Thus <$100.
2. You list your location as DCA/IAD. Washington does have a Passport Agency. You can call the hotline (see website) and show up and have a passport in 2-3 hours for same day travel if need be.
Paying a third-party service to expedite a US passport is both a waste of money and simply adds one more layer to the list of things which can go wrong. These services are worthwhile for certain visas where you are essentially paying people to run around with your passport and other documents so that you yourself don't have to.