Expedited Passports

Residents of Dallas, Texas (and nearby cities) who need emergency passports have been able to apply for them at the new Dallas passport agency office since July. However, according to this article from the Dallas News, many  area residents are not aware that the office, located in at 1100 Commerce St, is even there.

In the article, Britany Williams, the regional director of the Dallas passport agency, told the newspaper that “We actually don’t have a lot of traffic right now because a lot of people don’t know we are here.”

The office, which can issue emergency passports, probably won’t remain an open secret for long. Also, applying for a same-day passport at an agency office is not a viable option for everyone, even if you live in the Dallas area. First of all, the office may not be busy, but it is by appointment only. Second, the office hours are not convenient for people who work during the day, and if you are already leaving the country unexpectedly, you may not be able to get additional time off work.  The Dallas office is open from 8am to 3pm, weekdays only.

Third, many people don’t live anywhere near one of these offices. The Dallas office is one of only 18 regional passport agency offices scattered across the country. Depending on where you live, your nearest office  could be a long drive or even a plane ride away!

Fortunately, there is an easier way to get an emergency passport. A private passport expediting service, like RushMyPassport.com, can hand-deliver your application to the Department of State for immediate processing.  There’s no need to wait in line or make an appointment, and your application can be processed in as little as 24 hours!

Need an emergency passport? Apply for one today!

Could your business benefit from some face-to-face networking with clients that are far away? JetBlue is offering you the opportunity to score some face time with clients both inside and outside of the US. The airline’s new $599 unlimited travel pass gets you unlimited flights to and from any city JetBlue flies to between September 8th and October 8th.

With the travel pass, you can visit clients across the country as well as clients in Canada, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. The Washington Post is telling business owners that “If you’d been sidelined by travel costs, this deal could get you back out in front of customers.

Of course, if you don’t have a passport and you plan on flying outside of the United States, you will need to apply for an emergency passport to leave in September. Right now, regular passport processing takes 6 weeks or longer, while the government’s expedited service takes at least 3 weeks. JetBlue’s offer includes hefty cancellation fees if you cancel a flight that’s already been booked, so you’d be wise to make sure you have your passport in time.

An expediting service is the easiest way to get an emergency passport for business travel.  You’ll need either a copy of your itinerary showing that you will be leaving the country in less than 2 weeks or a letter from your company explaining why you need to travel internationally within the next 10 days.

With an emergency passport expediting company like RushMyPassport.com, you’ll get help navigating the paperwork and benefit from extremely fast processing times, often as quick as 24 hours!

Apply for your emergency passport today!

When you apply for an emergency passport, you need to have all of your ducks in a row. If you make a mistake when you apply, you might not get a second chance.  This emergency passport checklist will help.

• If you’ve scheduled an emergency passport appointment at a Regional Passport Agency, you’ll need to bring your appointment time and confirmation number.
• The correct passport application form, depending on whether you are getting a new passport, renewing your passport, or replacing a lost or stolen passport.
• Proof of Identity
• Proof of Citizenship
• 2 matching passport photos
• Government Fees (check or money order only)
• Travel Itinerary showing the date that you need the emergency passport.
• If you choose to use a private passport expediting company instead of going to a Regional Passport Agency, you’ll need an authorization letter giving the company permission to apply on your behalf. (more…)

A Wisconsin high school student going on a school trip to Peru was not allowed to leave the US after his dog damaged his passport. The dog, a 1-year-old golden retriever named Sunshine, found the passport in a waistband the student had borrowed to keep his valuables secure in Peru.  She only nibbled off the top corner, but the damage was done.

Chicago airport officials let the boy fly to Miami with his class despite the chewed-up passport. However, once he was in Miami, officials there refused to allow him on the plane to Peru because of the damage. He flew back to Chicago, where his parents picked him and tried to arrange getting an emergency passport from the passport office in Miami. However, the passport office said that due a backlog of applications, there was no way for them to process an emergency passport application that quickly.

The moral of this story? If your passport is damaged, you need to replace it before the trip-even if it’s still mostly intact! Also, you should be aware that applying for an emergency passport is often easier if you use a private passport expediting company. RushMyPassport.com offers processing times as short as 24 hours, and we have walk-in service available at our West Palm Beach office.

To replace a damaged passport, you’ll need to use passport application form DS-11 and Form D-64, an affidavit that describes how the damage occurred. Basically, a damaged passport is handled just like a lost or stolen passport. If you’re applying to replace a damaged passport through RushMyPassport.com, you should select the option for replacing a lost or stolen passport.

Need a passport quickly? Apply for an emergency passport today!

If you need an emergency passport, nothing could be more frustrating than applying and being turned down.  Unfortunately, if there are any mistakes in your passport application,  that’s exactly what will happen, and you’ll have to apply again.

Before you turn in your passport application, you should check and make sure that you have all the correct information, including an original or certified copy of your birth certificate to serve as proof of citizenship. Without an original or certified copy, your passport application will be rejected.  If the birth certificate you have is not the original, how can you tell if the US Passport Agency will accept it?

Anatomy of a Certified Birth Certificate

Take a look at your birth certificate and make sure it has the following information:

• File name
• Your full name
• Date and Place of Birth
• Registrar’s signature
• Authorized seal, which may be raised, embossed, engraved or multicolored, depending on where you were born.
• If you live in Texas or California, you need to include the long form of your birth certificate with your emergency passport application, which measures 8 1/2″ by 11.”

If you don’t have a certified copy of your birth certificate,  order one from the Office of Vital Records for the place where you were born. Or, you can pay an additional $60 and request that the US Passport Agency do a file search by including a completed Request for File Search form with your emergency passport application.

If you need an emergency passport, a private passport expediting company is the fastest way to get one.  An expediting company can provide you with detailed instructions about how to submit your application so that everything goes smoothly the first time. Plus, you don’t have to make an appointment or wait in line.  Order an emergency passport today and your application can be processed in as little as 24 hours!

When you apply for a passport, most travel experts advise that you allow at least 6 weeks to receive it.  What happens if you need to leave the country unexpectedly? If you need an emergency passport, you have two options: you can make an appointment, drive to a  US Passport Agency office, and wait in line to apply for your passport. Or, you can hire a private passport expediting service to do all of that for you.

By far the easiest way to get an emergency passport is to go through a private passport expediting company like RushMyPassport.com. Private expediting companies make sure you get the attention you deserve throughout the passport application process.

To illustrate this point, one of our emergency passport customers was so happy with our service that she wrote us back to tell us so. In her thank you letter, she said we did everything for her except buy her Starbucks.  So…that afternoon, we went out and bought her a gift certificate for a cup of coffee!

If you need an emergency passport, click here to see the different pricing options and processing times we have available.  We even offer same-day processing, so you can get your passport back in as little as 24 hours!

Hopefully, you’ll never find yourself scrambling to get an emergency passport before a trip. However, sometimes bad things happen to good people. You could lose your passport right before an international trip or get called out of the country to deal with a sudden emergency. The US government does provide a process for people who need emergency passports to apply at one of the 15 US Passport Agency offices. You must appear in person, and you must make an appointment first. After you’ve made your appointment, here’s what you need to bring with you when you go:

• Proof of Identification
• Proof of Citizenship
• Two acceptable passport photos
• Proof that you are traveling within the next 14 days. Your travel itinerary or plane ticket will do. If you booked your ticket online, print off the e-ticket confirmation email and bring it with you. If you are traveling for business reasons, you can use a letter from your company on company letterhead.
• Payment. US Passport Agency offices accept checks, bank drafts, money orders, and credit or debit cards.
• To avoid any problems getting in the door, make sure you bring your US Passport Agency appointment confirmation number, too.

What if you need an emergency passport, but you can’t make it to a US Passport Agency office? In that case, you can still get an emergency passport by using a private passport expediting company like RushMyPassport.com. For a fee, expediting companies will deliver your application by hand to a US Passport Agency office and then return it you.  You can have your passport in as little as 24 hours without ever having to make an appointment, drive to an office or wait in line!

Currently, the US government recommends that you allow at least 3 weeks to receive a passport using normal passport processing. If you pay extra for the government’s expedited service and use overnight shipping for your application, in most cases you’ll have your new passport within 2 weeks. However, life doesn’t always give you a 2 week notice. For example, if you have relatives overseas, you might have to leave the country on short notice to deal with a family emergency. Also, even seasoned travelers sometimes make international travel plans, only to realize at the last minute that their passport is lost or expired.

(more…)