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Old Jul 16, 2021 | 10:04 pm
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ExpatExp
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Originally Posted by Nayef
Has anyone tried to get a passport using an appointment for non-emergency urgent travel? I’ve been reading up on it but it doesn’t seem like it’s easy to get an appointment. I’d love to hear if anyone had experience with this.

https://travel.state.gov/content/tra.../get-fast.html
Yes. A friend did so last week, and got the passport the following day. The strategy was to check the appointments website every hour, 24 hours a day, until a cancellation popped up. Takes a bit of effort but it's do-able.
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