Posted: 7/21/2008 2:15:04 PM EDT
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I recently applied for a new Passport… my old one was expired so I had to start over. I have heard lots of horror stories about delays… so I was expecting the worst. Here is what I experienced: First, I accessed the forms on the State Department’s website, completed them and then printed them. Then I called a local USPS office and made an appointment to turn in the application in person. The day of my appointment (7/9), the two guys in front of me were turned away… one did not have an appointment and the other had used an outdated application form. I gave the postal worker my completed Application form, my old Passport, my 2 new photos and two checks ($75 & $25). She checked my driver’s license, completed her part of the Application and said it should arrive in about a month. I was expecting 1 ½ to 2 months. I was really surprised when I got home from work today (7/21) and found it in my mailbox… 12 days total. Yes, I am impressed. |
Yep. I also put a note on my old passport and it arrived back in the mail a few days after my new one, so I could keep it as a momento. |
| I'm going to London in August and paid for the rush treatment on my application. Got everything back in two weeks. Surprisingly easy. The part that concerned me was that they mailed my old Passport and my orginal birth certificate with the application and they arrived in regular mail. Not even a signature to confirm delivery. I asked the postman, "What happens if my birth certificate gets lost?" He said, "Then you have a problem with the government." Luckily, everything worked out... |
Yes, I was aware aware of that. I prefer to do it in person, though. Old school... |
Two grandfathers and our father were baldies at my brother's and my age; so much for the gene theory... |