Passport Question
Nov 30, 2004 | 6:31 am
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Passport Question
Ok. This may be a very simple question, but the last couple of pages in an American passport which say Amendments and Endorsements; can visas, and stamps be put in those pages, or not? Also, how does one go about getting pages added to an American passport.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Nov 30, 2004 | 8:51 am
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Originally Posted by gate_pourri
Ok. This may be a very simple question, but the last couple of pages in an American passport which say Amendments and Endorsements; can visas, and stamps be put in those pages, or not? Also, how does one go about getting pages added to an American passport.
Thanks.
Thanks.
in addition to sending in your passport to have extra pages added, you can request a 48-page passport when you renew.
i simply put a yellow post-it sticker saying "please issue 48-page passport. thank you" onto the renewal form and it works.
Nov 30, 2004 | 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by LouiseMc
To add extra pages to your passport go to travel.state.gov/passport/fri_extra.html.
Nov 30, 2004 | 9:59 am
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Originally Posted by robb
How long does this normally take without paying the expedite fee?
Nov 30, 2004 | 10:27 am
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Originally Posted by tealeaf99
Six long weeks! I have space for about three more stamps on the inside back cover of my passport. But, I am not home for any six week period. There is "overnight expedited" service which takes two weeks, but you must have an airline ticket to prove that you will be leaving the USA within two weeks. I am not home for two week periods either! My next attempt is to have it done at a US embassy while overseas.
Nov 30, 2004 | 10:30 am
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I have stamps on the last pages of my passport, but that was way before the book was full, so yes, some people will stamp it there. Visas, I don't believe, can go there.
I would call the embassy and ask, or check their website to see if they only take them in the morning, etc.
I would call the embassy and ask, or check their website to see if they only take them in the morning, etc.
Nov 30, 2004 | 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by gate_pourri
I am currently in France (school). How does one get pages added into a passport at a US embassy. Do I just show up? The embassy here has so much security, I'd be suprised if you can.
you should not have a problem. i went to the embassy in greece one morning when i had to renew my passport and went in with no delay. i was back on my way in 30 minutes.
i am a bit amazed as i look back however, because cordelli's comment about phoning to ensure they are open seems remarkably obvious in hindsight.
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:23 pm
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Originally Posted by tealeaf99
Six long weeks! I have space for about three more stamps on the inside back cover of my passport. But, I am not home for any six week period. There is "overnight expedited" service which takes two weeks, but you must have an airline ticket to prove that you will be leaving the USA within two weeks. I am not home for two week periods either! My next attempt is to have it done at a US embassy while overseas.
If you do it here you get it in 48 hours ...
LOS ANGELES Passport Agency
Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3615
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., local time, M-F, excluding Federal holidays
Automated Appointment Number: (310) 575-5700
NOTE: Los Angeles Passport Agency serves customers who are traveling within 2 weeks (14 days), or who need foreign visas for travel. An appointment is required.
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:23 pm
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I sent mine Fedex to the National Passport Center with a prepaid Fedex return envelpe. I had my new 48 page passport in 14 days, returned to me in the Fedex envelope I provided.
Nov 30, 2004 | 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by tealeaf99
Six long weeks! I have space for about three more stamps on the inside back cover of my passport. But, I am not home for any six week period. There is "overnight expedited" service which takes two weeks, but you must have an airline ticket to prove that you will be leaving the USA within two weeks. I am not home for two week periods either! My next attempt is to have it done at a US embassy while overseas.
Nov 30, 2004 | 7:39 pm
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There is one in SF. I used it just last year. Dropped it off and returned the next day to pick it up. Naturally, I had to pay the expedite fee. They never did ask me to show my itinerary to show that I was leaving within a week or two. For my friend, they didn't ask either.
Nov 30, 2004 | 10:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Scandalous
Charleston passport center of course sat on it for the whole time. Finally, days before I needed to travel I had to call them, pay the $60 expedite fee, plus about $14 for Fedex so I'd have my passport in time to travel. In the end it still took the whole 6 weeks and cost me $74. All of this for them to tape in a few extra pages that probably took them less than a minute to do. The incompetence and inefficiency of the Charleston Passport to perform such a simple task as taping in a few pages of paper was ridiculous.
When I had pages added to mine in HKG (gotta love those PRC visas), it took two hours because their computer was "slow."
Dec 1, 2004 | 12:26 am
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Thanks for the great info from all of you! I will be home next week for four days. I will be calling the SF passport agency today to try to get an appointment.
Failing that I will get a passport processed by the US Embassy in Brussels. Their website says that processing time is 10 days as the new 'state-of-the-art' passports are made at a domestic USA facility. The site says that they do issue passports for emergencies but that these passports are limited in validity.
Failing that I will get a passport processed by the US Embassy in Brussels. Their website says that processing time is 10 days as the new 'state-of-the-art' passports are made at a domestic USA facility. The site says that they do issue passports for emergencies but that these passports are limited in validity.