Passports

Disneyphile · 03-10-2005, 03:08 PM

Does anyone know how long it takes to get a new first-time passport nowadays?

BarTopDancer · 03-10-2005, 03:14 PM

A few months unless you want to pay for expedited processing. I think if you do that you can have it in as little as a week (not counting the time it takes to get your photos done).

MickeyD · 03-10-2005, 03:20 PM

FWIW, I was told to apply for my passport now for a trip that's in August because it takes longer to get one during the summer.

mousepod · 03-10-2005, 03:28 PM

Check out this link from our gov:
How to Get Your Passport in a Hurry

SzczerbiakManiac · 03-10-2005, 05:44 PM

When I needed my passport quickly, I was told to go apply in person at the Passport Office in the Federal Building in Westwood*. (As opposed to, for instance, the Post Office.) I think I received it in less than two weeks and didn't have to pay any extra. Well, I didn't pay extra money, I paid in time spent waiting the gawd-awful long lines at the PPO.

*Obviously, if you're not in LA, you'd need to check where the nearest Passport Office is.

mhrc4 · 03-11-2005, 09:00 AM

i got mine in under 4 weeks when I went to the library and applied for one...

Morrigoon · 03-11-2005, 09:07 AM

You can pay like $80 for expedited processing.

Stan4dSteph · 03-11-2005, 11:30 AM

If you think you might be going somewhere that you need one, I'd say go ahead and get it as soon as possible so you don't have to worry about paying extra. They're good for a good chunk of years. If you're leaving within a few months, you should do expedited delivery.

lizziebith · 03-11-2005, 12:57 PM

I got mine through a post office in Burbank last month (they took the photo too) and it arrived in one week. One week!! I nearly fainted in surprise...

To whomever was responsible for the stellar service....

Not Afraid · 03-11-2005, 01:09 PM

I think the last time I got mine it took 2 or 3 weeks. However, I think they want you to allow for 6 or 8. That's just may be their own way of CYA, but, since they're good for 10 years now, It's hard ot judge what the real time frame will be at this point.

03-10-2005, 03:08 PM	#1
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03-10-2005, 03:14 PM	#2
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	A few months unless you want to pay for expedited processing. I think if you do that you can have it in as little as a week (not counting the time it takes to get your photos done). __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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03-10-2005, 03:20 PM	#3
MickeyD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mooby's Posts: 488	FWIW, I was told to apply for my passport now for a trip that's in August because it takes longer to get one during the summer. __________________ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
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03-10-2005, 03:28 PM	#4
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Check out this link from our gov: How to Get Your Passport in a Hurry __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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03-10-2005, 05:44 PM	#5
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	When I needed my passport quickly, I was told to go apply in person at the Passport Office in the Federal Building in Westwood. (As opposed to, for instance, the Post Office.) I think I received it in less than two weeks and didn't have to pay any extra. Well, I didn't pay extra money, I paid in time spent waiting the gawd-awful long lines at the PPO. Obviously, if you're not in LA, you'd need to check where the nearest Passport Office is.
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03-11-2005, 09:00 AM	#6
mhrc4 Call me Justin Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sOCal Posts: 376	i got mine in under 4 weeks when I went to the library and applied for one... __________________ [Disneyland - Walt Disney World - Disneyland Paris] 3 down, 2 to go
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03-11-2005, 09:07 AM	#7
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	You can pay like $80 for expedited processing. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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03-11-2005, 11:30 AM	#8
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	If you think you might be going somewhere that you need one, I'd say go ahead and get it as soon as possible so you don't have to worry about paying extra. They're good for a good chunk of years. If you're leaving within a few months, you should do expedited delivery.
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03-11-2005, 12:57 PM	#9
lizziebith Wishing these titles could be longe Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pearblossom CA Posts: 984	I got mine through a post office in Burbank last month (they took the photo too) and it arrived in one week. One week!! I nearly fainted in surprise... To whomever was responsible for the stellar service.... __________________ $ DO \|\| !$ DO ; TRY TRY: COMMAND NOT FOUND
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03-11-2005, 01:09 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I think the last time I got mine it took 2 or 3 weeks. However, I think they want you to allow for 6 or 8. That's just may be their own way of CYA, but, since they're good for 10 years now, It's hard ot judge what the real time frame will be at this point.
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