<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by idainc:
My local municipality advised me that it would take 2 – 3 weeks to get pages sewn in. Just pages.</font>
Actually, the pages are attached with tape wings are are pre-attached to the page-insert. At least, that is the way they've been doing it for a number of years. FWIW, pages are added while-U-wait for free at most foreign consulates. I've had 7 inserts added to my present passport in Asia... totally hassle-free.