Need Passport ASAP

I expedited my passport several years ago and it took about 3 or so weeks. The Gov't sends you a confirmation letter stating that they got it and you can check the progress online.

 

I use www.CIBT.com for my passport/visa issues.

 

I've used www.zvs.com a ton of times before and they are very good. I believe they are partnered with CIBT also.

 

How soon do you need the passport. If you are travelling within 2 weeks the absolut quickest is to schedule an appointment and attend in person to one of the regional passport agencies. You get the pasport in 1 or 2 days but looks like you would need to travel to these locations.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/agencies/agencies_913.html

 

CIBT and the others have standing reservations. You'll pay, but they will take care of it in a hurry.

 

That's very convinient.

 

I used http://www.passportsandvisas.com for my passport services, and it really worked. I would use them again.

 

I actually got mine in about 3.5 weeks back in January, and it wasn't even expedited.

 

Check with your local congresspersons office - in the early 90's I needed a passport quick to move out of the country for work, and I fedexed the paperwork to my congressman in DC and he had one of hisr assistants take it to the passport agency for processing - for free (normal fees of course). I can't remember exactly how long it took, but I believe less than a week.

 

Times have changed I believe this info is out of date.

 

Check your local area for passport expediters. I live in Dallas and got an expedited passport in about 4 days using an expedite service. The expediter charged about $250 for the service, but they hand walk it through the process.

 

Small world! That's my company..thanks for the recommendation. Here are your choices for getting a passport quick.

1. Paying the expedite fee at the post office will get you a passort in 3-4 weeks.
2. Make an appointment at a regional agency - in Raleigh - DC, Miami and New Orleans cover the southeast. The process here is show up at your appointment time and wait in line with your application. If you can prove the need to have it that same day (i.e. leaving the next day), they will issues it that afternoon. Otherwise, typically you go back 2-3 days later and pick it up.
3. Pay a private expediting service. As mentioned, we have access to a limited amount of spots in the passport agency and essentially hand-deliver your passport app and pick up for you. Most expediting services can get a passport within a day if you are leaving within a week or two, 2-3 days otherwise. Addtionally, we can obtain visas quick as well.

The congressman route depends on the congressman - we have quite a few that act as a referral for us - i.e. voter calls their congressman then the congressman's office has them call us and/or contacts us for help.

I'd love you to use our company, but I'm not a sponsor so I don't want to peddle our wares. In reference to the other companies listed above - they are all owned by CIBT (ZVS, American Passport, and more). IMO, CIBT is a good company but can be a little more expensive.

 

I didn't realize that Oktoberfest was so soon, I had better get cracking.

 

I expeditited mine through the post office a few years back and got it back within 2 weeks, but my wife did hers at the same time as mine and it took about 4 days longer for some reason. If you have a couple of weeks to work with this may be the way to go, but if you need it quicker you'll have to deal with an expediting service which will add to the expense, but if it is the difference of paying a few bucks more for fast service or missing the opportunity to go I'd pay the money every time.

Remember that the passport offices are busier now than they were a few years back now that you need a passport to get back into the country from almost anywhere and they will probably get busier as the US closes the door to travel without a passport to more countries.

 

Just 6 months ago a friend called our US Congressman. Sent a kid that worked for them to DC with all the paperwork. Congressman's assistant met him at Customs and walked him through. About 20 hrs. with a 6 hr. drive each way. But he was connected.