Originally Posted by
Flyin'Mom
I thought there was a huge backlog of applications and that it was taking a long time to get a new passport. Do they expedite it if it was stolen?
Mine was stolen before the passport crunch. However, the passport office has a procedure in place for expedited replacement. I had to show an itinerary with an imminent departure, but I simply asked my travel agent to send me one -- I didn't actually purchase tickets. The itinerary was all that was needed.