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Anyone get a passport recently?
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:14 pm
Has anyone had luck with getting a new passport recently? If so, can you please tell me how??
I’ve got quite the emergency on my hands for international travel scheduled within 4 weeks and can not get anyone on the phone or a reply to an email.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I’ve got quite the emergency on my hands for international travel scheduled within 4 weeks and can not get anyone on the phone or a reply to an email.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:15 pm to Kvothe
My wife went to the post office on Perkins- I think she had to go to the bluebonnet entrance
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:15 pm to Kvothe
Apply for it 3 months ago.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:17 pm to Kvothe
Most of the local Post Offices are not offering passport services "due to COVID" since last year.
You have to go to one of the hubs. Like New Orleans or Atlanta. You need an appointment first. Most appointments take six weeks or more.
How do I know? Just had friends cancel a pre paid trip to Aruba after he found out his passport was expired and he tried to get it renewed.
ETA. After seeing post above, Baton Rouge may be offering passports. I forget we are the Capital City allegedly. My buddies situation happened in GA and he had to drive to Atlanta.
You are screwed.
You have to go to one of the hubs. Like New Orleans or Atlanta. You need an appointment first. Most appointments take six weeks or more.
How do I know? Just had friends cancel a pre paid trip to Aruba after he found out his passport was expired and he tried to get it renewed.
ETA. After seeing post above, Baton Rouge may be offering passports. I forget we are the Capital City allegedly. My buddies situation happened in GA and he had to drive to Atlanta.
You are screwed.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:19 pm to Kvothe
My sons passport took 8 months during Covid….. and at the time they weren’t doing rush. We ended up canceling a vacation. We had given ourselves 6 month. We applied a week before the shut down. You may just be SOL.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:19 pm to Kvothe
quote:
I’ve got quite the emergency on my hands for international travel scheduled within 4 weeks and can not get anyone on the phone or a reply to an email.
Cancel your trip
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:19 pm to Kvothe
I'll take your place.
My passport could use the stamp.
My passport could use the stamp.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:19 pm to Kvothe
Go to the passport office in New Orleans 
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:20 pm to Kvothe
quote:
Anyone get a passport recently?
Has anyone had luck with getting a new passport recently? If so, can you please tell me how??
I’ve got quite the emergency on my hands for international travel scheduled within 4 weeks and can not get anyone on the phone or a reply to an email.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Call your local congressman. A friend in a similar situation called his rep and the passport arrived within the week via Next Day mail. It was pretty impressive.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:21 pm to Kvothe
I applied for a passport in early April at a post office. Opted for the normal delivery (not expedited) took me about 10 weeks to get it in the mail.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:25 pm to Kvothe
I went to Atlanta to get an expedited passport for a job and got it the same day, but I had paper work to prove it. I think it cost $260.
But that was 10 years ago, no idea in "the age of covid" if they are doing it now.
Just heard they are closing the southern border again, so if your driving south, you may have to wade the river with everybody else.
But that was 10 years ago, no idea in "the age of covid" if they are doing it now.
Just heard they are closing the southern border again, so if your driving south, you may have to wade the river with everybody else.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:27 pm to Kvothe
I used These guys in Houston on the recommendation of a friend that has a company in China.
Renewed mine in Sept 2020. Got my new passport back in 7 days or so. Easy and worth the fee.
Give em a call and they will tell you their current turnaround time.
Renewed mine in Sept 2020. Got my new passport back in 7 days or so. Easy and worth the fee.
Give em a call and they will tell you their current turnaround time.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:45 pm to Kvothe
Don't wait until a month before.
The end.
The end.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:51 pm to Kvothe
Not happening bud. My wife applied 6 weeks ago and the only status update I have is that they received the application and old passport.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:55 pm to Kvothe
Physically go to a post office. Any other way is a waste of time. I waited like 2 weeks for the Walker post office to call me back and say they didn't have any slots available. I walked into the post office off Bluebonnet and they processed me same day. You'll likely need some intervention as mentioned for a rush passport.
This post was edited on 7/21/21 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 7/21/21 at 1:59 pm to Kvothe
I used FedEx. They have an expedite service that seems legit. It's pricey ($130) but they walk you through everything, including setting up an appointment to get your pic taken.
They email you when your packet is shipped to them, when they've reviewed it to make sure everything is correct, when it ships off to the government, and when it is on its way back to you.
We are going to Cancun in October and I used the service back in May, last email I got was that the government had received my packet. So hopefully I'll be getting it back soon.
Don't drag your feet, these things are taking a LOT longer than expected.
Thanks Covid
They email you when your packet is shipped to them, when they've reviewed it to make sure everything is correct, when it ships off to the government, and when it is on its way back to you.
We are going to Cancun in October and I used the service back in May, last email I got was that the government had received my packet. So hopefully I'll be getting it back soon.
Don't drag your feet, these things are taking a LOT longer than expected.
Thanks Covid
Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:06 pm to Kvothe
You aren’t getting one through the government in 4 weeks. You’ll need to go through a private company that can expedite the process. I was in a bind a few years ago and did that and they had a new passport to me within a week. That said, it’s expensive as frick because they know you’re in a bind and they have you by the balls.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:21 pm to Kvothe
Travel directly to New Orleans or Atlanta. You will get it faster at the passport office there. That is where they go in this area for approval.
Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:27 pm to Kvothe
There’s an “expedite” option when you first apply. You need to pay a little more but they usually can turn it around in around a month. Hope you did that..
Posted on 7/21/21 at 2:29 pm to Kvothe
Call your US senator or send a message to him through his website.
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