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I have a quick question that I really don't think deserves it's own thread and relates to travel resources so I'll throw it in here. I couple of weeks ago I got really frustrated with work and decided that I needed a vacation, so I scheduled one and impulse spent about $4k on a trip to South America for myself and a friend. Well, partly due to me being stuck on night shift every night for the past 3 weeks and because I'm a damned idiot and never really think about the logistics of stuff before I throw stupid amounts of money at it, I'm about 3 weeks out and I don't have a passport. This morning on my first actual scheduled day shift I decided to do a little research into what I need to get done before I go, and I realize that 2-3 weeks is the absolute best I can hope for to get a passport in my hands if I get everything done tomorrow. I already have all of the paperwork I need, birth certificate, ID, filled out DS-11, just about all I need to do is go to a place that will turn pictures around same day and take it to the courthouse to have it sent out. So I can do that, and pray to god that it gets here by Christmas, or I'm finding these sketchy "OMG FAST PASSPORT" websites around like https://fastportpassport.com and http://www.rushpassport.com. Are these places legitimate? Can I get my passport in 5-10 business days like it says or is this just some shady way for them to steal my identity? Edit: I should also add that expediting fees for getting this done aren't an issue. I'm willing to pay what it takes to guarantee that my rear end is flying to South America on Christmas day. belt fucked around with this message at 01:50 on Dec 4, 2012 |
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Mackieman posted:Unsmooth for sure. Where are you located? Your best bet is to go to a local passport agency; a list of those is here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/npic/agencies/agencies_913.html I'm in Nebraska, so it looks like the closest agency near me is Chicago, IL. It's a solid 9 hours away.
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Dec 4, 2012 09:29
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Mackieman posted:Firstly, get the hell out of Nebraska. Yeah, I agree with getting out of Nebraska  I ended up just going with the normal expedited passport process through my local courthouse. They say it takes 2-3 weeks and it was mailed in exactly 21 days before I fly out to Ecuador. The lady at the courthouse told me I'd probably have it in about 10 days. So this is the point where I hope to god she is right and pray for a passport in the next couple weeks.
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Dec 6, 2012 03:42
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Secondly, one of those rush passport places is really your only option, but you're going to be spending hundreds of dollars in overnight shipping. Get friendly with your local FedEx office.