a friend of mine has family in Europe. His newborn needed a passport in June 2020. Odd enough, he applied for a normal processing because they didn’t allow expedited at the time. Two weeks after, he called the 1800 number and told them his grandma was very sick and provided her doctor’s note. The next morning the local passport agency called him to come the day after to pick up his passport. He didn’t even pay for the expedite fee. If you don’t get it by 02/15 you should call and explain that you need an emergency appointment