Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
But they charge a hefty additional fee, right? It's always been the case that if you pony up a little baksheesh, you can get the gummint to move like a snail instead of a glacier. And of course people need quickie passports all the time, for a variety of reasons.
I assume that I could do that trick in Portland as well. The office I went to to get the card originally was on Portland's east side. Turned out to be the week before the city's pandemic shutdown, so I didn't get my card for six months. No big deal, it's not like I would have been traveling.
I have the glacial (regular) version of the process already under way. I feel confident that I'll get my replacement card no later than 2038. December 2038.
I wonder just what the asshole who stole my passport book and card intended to do with them. I made a major mistake telling the passport people that my docs had been stolen. They gave me thirty-five new forms to fill out and made me supply a sworn affidavit. I should have said I lost them in a fire, or the dog ate them, or something.
There are generally three non-emergency options:
Routine 3-6 weeks
Expediated 2 - 3 weeks
Urgent 1-3 days (can sometimes be done same day)
The upcharge for expediated and urgent are the same. $60
No, you will not be able to do "urgent" processing in Portland. You have to make an appointment at an actual passport "agency or center" not an "acceptance facility". There is a difference.
You must make this appointment before applying and are required to have international travel plans within 14 calendar days from the day you make the appointment.
Portland has an acceptance facility that sends your "routine" or "expedited " application packet to a passport agency or center (probably Seattle) for processing. You must go directly to the agency for"urgent" processing