Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
If you need the passport to get a visa, you can ask the Passport Agency to give you the new passport (and also the old one and any passport card in practice) back either the same day or the next business day. You don't have to wait for these items to be sent to you, possibly separately.
So is it better to go to the passport agency in person vs using the expedited mail service. I'm fine with going to the office downtown to have a passport sooner than mail.