Waiting for a passport to come.....
May 28th, 2007, 06:50 AM
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Waiting for a passport to come.....
Just wondering how long it took, recently for anyone to receive their passport. I'm applying tomorrow and will travel Oct.2. Just heard of someone that waited 4 months. I know you can pay even more money to make it arrive faster but certainly hope I don't have to.
May 28th, 2007, 07:13 AM
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You should get it waaaay before your trip...to be safe, think 6 - 8 weeks because of the summer travel season.
I got mine a couple of years ago, but I received it in just a few weeks! I ordered it around october, I believe, and got it way before my travel date.
I got mine a couple of years ago, but I received it in just a few weeks! I ordered it around october, I believe, and got it way before my travel date.
May 28th, 2007, 07:18 AM
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Put your travel date as Sept. 2. This may help your passport to arrive earlier. Mine needs to be renewed in Aug 08 and we are planning to travel to Europe in June/July 08. I think I will apply this fall to give myself months to receive a new one!
May 28th, 2007, 07:23 AM
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There have been plenty of posts on the Europe forum where people have applied way in advance and were frantically looking for their passports after 10 or 12 weeks. If you are leaving in October you might be okay but I would spend the extra money for the expidited service unless I had a good six months between the time I sent it and the time I was planning to leave. When you consider how much you spend on a vacation I think the peace of mind would be worth it to have it well in advance. Good luck.
May 28th, 2007, 07:25 AM
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Because of the new travel requirements (see link) there has been increased volume for passport processing.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
May 28th, 2007, 08:07 AM
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Hello ljc4creb, my daughter just sent in for the renewal of her US passport the beginning of last week. The passport person at our local PO advised her to expect a minimum of 13 weeks before she receives the renewal passport.
May 28th, 2007, 08:27 AM
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Thank you everyone. I guess even 4 months may not cut it at this point so I'll pay the extra and stop worrying. I'll post and let everyone know how long it took since summer travel may make the wait worse.
May 28th, 2007, 07:53 PM
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withkids came to the gtg in SF last week. She's going to China and hasn't gotten her passport back yet. YIKES. She has to apply for a Visa after the passport comes in.
Definitley send it as soon as possible. Ask the postmaster in your city how to speed up the processing of the passport. (how much cash does it take?)
Definitley send it as soon as possible. Ask the postmaster in your city how to speed up the processing of the passport. (how much cash does it take?)
May 28th, 2007, 08:59 PM
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We applied March 21 and still don't have it--this week is #10 and our Mexico departure date is June 12. EEEK. To make matters worse, we can't officially start checking on where the passports are in the pipeline until week 10. Am starting to worry just a bit...
