Passport

[skiboarder]

What is the fastest way to renew a passport?

 

[Tacoma]

Go immediately to the passport office and get on it?

 

[Caleb]

You can pay an expedited fee. Can't remember how much it was, something like an extra $50-$100. Either way, I'd be down at the office getting it started tomorrow.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Go to the closest regional passport office:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/resources/91-guide/1521-how-to-get-a-last-minute-us-passport.html

 

[sixstringsteve]

I ordered a passport non-rushed over 3 months ago and I still haven't seen it. I'm more than a little frustrated with USPS, they always seem to lose things when I ship through them.

 

[Caleb]

Here you go, $60 on top of the regular fees. Read the notes, they have suggestions to make sure it goes as smooth as possible.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/fees/fees_837.html

 

[skiboarder]

Thanks. Im on it. Might be going to italy to ski.

 

[Cherokeester]

I just got back from japan. My passport only took 3 weeks through the logan post office or you can do it online. Make sure you take with you an approved photo and birth certificate.

 

[SpeedyVic]

I just recently renewed my passport. I did it at the local passport office at the post office. I did recieve my passport faster thanI expected, even though I did not pay the expedited price.

The fact that you can pay to have it expedited really frustrates me. How come I have to pay extra to have some government employee do his job faster? And what part of the process do I bypass to make it go faster? What happens to all of the other applications while mine gets expedited? And finally, what would happen if everyone paid to get their application expedited?

Maybe the extra money goes into the pocket of the guy that has to skip his morning coffee break to rubber stamp my renewal.

Good luck with your application! Hope the trip works out and you have a great time!

 

[Johnny Quest]

a buddy of mine has to get one expidited ASAP to get a work visa, and it cost him $260ish

 

[Jinx]

Granted it was 5 years ago, but it was during the change to needing a passport to go to mexico so things were crazy.

My wife and I looked online at the required documents, went to the Post Office by the Salt Palace, they have a guy that is all he does. Super fast, super easy, we had our passports back before we received notice that our requested for new passports had been received.

There is also some offices around that Post office that have people around the embasseys, (D.C./San Francisco) that will hand walk things through for a fee $$$.

 

[mesha]

I am glad I read this thread. I have to get mine renewed. I forgot about it.


thanks.

 

[EB101]

You can get them renewed fast at the regional offices like Kurt said, just plan on an overnight and extra fees of course... A couple years ago I went to get mine in Houston hoping for their same day service. I got it all done by 11 A.M. and they said to come back tomorrow and pick it up. What killed me was that the next day a lady in line with me picking hers up got hers in an hour by crying up a storm, most like me are not that lucky. BTW, our experience with the expedited mail service was really great too, they seem to come in well under their quoted times. How would I know? well my wife worked for an airline and people were using her buddy passes all the time.

-Steve

 

[tisjeep]

I just got my first passport in October. With Expedited and next day postage both ways I got it back in 9 business days. All of that through the post office.

 

[skiboarder]

Used the info here and other thIngs on the web. Should be here in about a week. Thanks all.
I will be heading to torino to stay in the olympic village. And skiing with some friends. All on there dime.

 

[Caleb]

Used the info here and other thIngs on the web. Should be here in about a week. Thanks all.
I will be heading to torino to stay in the olympic village. And skiing with some friends. All on there dime.

The best travel is free travel

 

[skiboarder]

Got my passport only i week after sending in the application

 

[blznnp]

do they want to pay for me to come ski to? I am not very good but I can still fall down the mountain fairly quickly

 

[skiboarder]

I'll ask and get back with you on that.