Passport 10 Weeks Plus
May 13, 2007, 10:35 am
#1
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Passport 10 Weeks Plus
Ok, I allowed 12 weeks and that was when the time for a regular passport was 8 weeks. Right after that I heard 10 weeks. 10 weeks has come and I have called and they are expiditing tha passports. Any other advice or experience with sending a passport in with regular service and then having it expidited. Do I have any hope. I have a lot of money in this trip
Thanks
Thanks
May 13, 2007, 12:44 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2005
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phxitgeek,
When is your trip? If it is within 14 days, make an appointment at the closest passport office http://travel.state.gov/passport/abo...ncies_913.html
and go there with your tickets and other docs.
I got mine that way.
When is your trip? If it is within 14 days, make an appointment at the closest passport office http://travel.state.gov/passport/abo...ncies_913.html
and go there with your tickets and other docs.
I got mine that way.
May 13, 2007, 1:48 pm
#4
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My wife got hers in seven days! I was stunned. Hers was lost in a move. . . She cancelled the old one then a couple of weeks later she applied at our local post office, paid the $60 expedite and express mail fees and off her application and birth certificate went. Seven working days later, her new passport was back.
Now about the listening device implanted in the cover . . . .
Now about the listening device implanted in the cover . . . .
May 13, 2007, 2:34 pm
#5
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Yes our trip is within 14 days, but we would all have to fly to LA to get the passports as these are passports for children and in this case both children and the parents have to appear. I allowed 12 weeks there is no way I should have to fly to LA to get a passport.
May 14, 2007, 10:26 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 71
Outlook not good
I don't like what I'm seeing right now.
We applied on March 3 (normal processing) for travel on June 10 (14 weeks)
All along, we have been reading "up to 10 weeks" for processing.
Now suddenly, I am seeing many reports of people waiting 10 weeks plus with no passport
1-877-4USA-PPT has message that says "Don't call unless you are travelling withing 14 days"
Has anyone called to upgrade application to "expedited"?
We applied on March 3 (normal processing) for travel on June 10 (14 weeks)
All along, we have been reading "up to 10 weeks" for processing.
Now suddenly, I am seeing many reports of people waiting 10 weeks plus with no passport
1-877-4USA-PPT has message that says "Don't call unless you are travelling withing 14 days"
Has anyone called to upgrade application to "expedited"?
May 21, 2007, 2:42 pm
#7
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I don't like what I'm seeing right now.
We applied on March 3 (normal processing) for travel on June 10 (14 weeks)
All along, we have been reading "up to 10 weeks" for processing.
Now suddenly, I am seeing many reports of people waiting 10 weeks plus with no passport
1-877-4USA-PPT has message that says "Don't call unless you are travelling withing 14 days"
Has anyone called to upgrade application to "expedited"?
We applied on March 3 (normal processing) for travel on June 10 (14 weeks)
All along, we have been reading "up to 10 weeks" for processing.
Now suddenly, I am seeing many reports of people waiting 10 weeks plus with no passport
1-877-4USA-PPT has message that says "Don't call unless you are travelling withing 14 days"
Has anyone called to upgrade application to "expedited"?
I called the 877 number, managed to speak to a person. Oy Vey! The person on the other end of the line made an over-seas call center seem more productive.
Final resolution.... you can't upgrade an application to expedited service.
However, the person said that she sent a message to the processing agency explaining the situation and requesting that the renewal be "increased in priority."
The person also re-confirmed my mother's mailing address and telephone number.
May 21, 2007, 5:20 pm
#9
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I recommend that my family and friends ALWAYS wait until within 14 days of travel to go get it same-day. It's easy if you're in a major city (at least Philly, NYC, and DC, where I've done it) and you have none of the stress stretched over three months hoping you'll get it in time for your trip.
It isn't realistic for everyone, but it's a sure thing.
peace,
~Ben~
It isn't realistic for everyone, but it's a sure thing.
peace,
~Ben~
May 23, 2007, 7:03 am
#12
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It's a crap shoot, isn't it. I had to get a new passport because of my name change early last year. I didn't pay for expedited service as I was in no rush. Consequently, my new passport arrived in just 3 weeks. Go figure.
May 23, 2007, 9:39 am
#13
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 212
My son paid for expedited service but the status screen showed he paid only for standard. He called and the first person he talked to ended the call because his travel was not in 14 days. Then he kept getting the phone message with no real option.
I had him use the option for travelling within 14 days and told him to start talking immediately explaining his problem when someone answered.
Long story short, it was an ordeal, but he did get his passport in 4 or 5 weeks using the expedited service.
He did discover that calling right at 7AM, he was able to talk to someone in just a few minutes. When he called in the afternoon he was on hold for about an hour.
Sheila
I had him use the option for travelling within 14 days and told him to start talking immediately explaining his problem when someone answered.
Long story short, it was an ordeal, but he did get his passport in 4 or 5 weeks using the expedited service.
He did discover that calling right at 7AM, he was able to talk to someone in just a few minutes. When he called in the afternoon he was on hold for about an hour.
Sheila
May 23, 2007, 10:22 am
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May 23, 2007, 10:27 am
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YMMV.