Expedited Passports

If you need to apply for a passport and you live in Union County, New Jersey, here’s how to score free passport photos: Go submit your application at the Union  County Clerk’s office before the end of February.

According to this article on NJ.com, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi has decided that her office will waive the normal $10 fee for having passport photos taken at the office for applicants who submit their applications before the end of next month:

“My offices will waive the normal $10 fee for having your photograph taken when you apply by Feb. 27 for a passport book or passport card at our offices in Elizabeth and Westfield. The free passport photo is our way of trying to reduce your travel expenses a bit and encourage you to get your passport ready for spring and summer vacations.”

The Union County Clerk’s office is a passport acceptance facility, which means they accept applications from people who need to apply f0r their passports in person. They do not issue passports on site, so be prepared to wait 6 weeks for your passport to arrive in the mail if you apply with normal processing.

Although passport acceptance offices can expedite your passport application with the payment of an additional $60 fee, you could still wait up to three weeks for your passport to arrive.  If you have a trip scheduled and you need a passport sooner than that, you have two options:

• Apply at a Regional Passport Agency office (if you’re in New Jersey, this will most likely mean a trip to New York City).
• Use a private passport expediting company.

Using a private passport expediting company like RushMyPassport.com is usually the most convenient of the two options. With an expediting company, you can apply at the County Clerk’s office and get your free passport photos, but you will have them seal your documents and send them overnight to the expediting company.

Then, the expediting company delivers them by hand to the Department of State. No need to make an appointment or drive to a passport office-we handle all of that for you, and then send your passport back as soon as its ready. This process cuts processing times to as little as 24 hours!

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The US Department of State is adding additional regional Passport Agency offices this year, to make it easier for Americans to obtain passport services. One of the new passport offices will be in Vermont, according to this report in the Rutland Herald.  Montpelier, Vermont is one of 5 locations in the US to be included in the US Passport Agency’s expansion. The others are: Buffalo, N.Y., El Paso, Texas, Atlanta and San Diego.

This will make obtaining passport services  easier for Vermonters planning on traveling internationally, including those who regularly cross the border into Canada.  Regional Passport Agency offices are appointment-only offices that issue passports for US citizens traveling within the next 14 days.

However, even with the additional passport offices, these passport services will still be hard to get for many Americans. That’s because regional Passport Agency offices are only open for a limited number of hours during the day, so most people have to take off work to visit them. Also, even with the additional offices, many Americans still won’t have a passport office nearby.

If you have an international trip planned for the near future and you need passport services, a passport expediting service is the easiest way to get them.  When you use an expediting company, all you have to do is fill out your application, get your documents “sealed” by a passport acceptance facility (usually your local post office), and send them to the expediting company. The expediting company handles the rest of the passport services for you. So, you don’t have to take time off work, make an appointment, drive to a regional Passport Agency office or wait in line.  Plus, you passport application will be processed quickly-often in as little as 24 hours!

For exceptional speed and great customer service, apply for passport services with RushMyPassport.com today!

There are a couple of different options when it comes to passport renewal in Miami, Florida. First, you may be able to renew by mail. Passport renewal by mail is an option for you if:

• You have your old US passport and it has not been damaged or mutilated.
• You got your old passport when you were 16 or older and it is less than 15 years old.
• You have legal documentation to submit for any name changes.

If you have to apply in person, you can find the nearest Passport Application Acceptance Facility and submit your application there.  Be sure to apply early and allow at least a couple of months to receive your passport with regular processing. Even with the government’s expedited processing option, it can still take at least 3 weeks for you to receive your new passport.

If you are traveling or need to apply for a visa in 14 days or less, you can schedule an appointment with the Miami Regional Passport Agency office. This can be somewhat of a hassle.  Appointments are free, but only available from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, so most people will have to get time off work. You cannot be more than 15 minutes early to the appointment, or they won’t let you in. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you have to schedule a new appointment.

Even after you arrive at your appointment, you may not be seen immediately. Instead, you will have to take a number and wait to be called. Waiting times can vary depending on how busy the office is.

If you don’t have time to go through all of that, there is an easier way to get fast  passport renewal services in Miami. RushMyPassport.com, one of the nation’s leading passport expediters, can expedite your passport renewal from our office near Miami in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Our services are nationwide, but if you live in Miami you can drop your application off at our office and pick your passport up when its ready, instead of having to FedEx your application materials. There’s no need for an appointment, and we offer processing times as low as 24 hours.  We’re open from 9 am to 6 pm, so we also have more convenient hours than the Miami Regional Passport Agency office.

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Some passport requests, including renewals and name changes, can be handled through the mail.  However, the government requires many passport applicants to apply in person. If any of the following conditions apply to you, you’ll need to submit your passport application in person at a passport office:

• This is your first time applying for a US passport, or your current US passport was issued before you turned 16.
• You are currently under 16 years of age.
• Your passport has been lost, stolen or damaged.
• Your most recent passport is more than 15 years old.
• Your name has changed and you don’t have legal documentation for the name change.

There are actually two types of US passport offices. The first is called an acceptance facility. Libraries, post offices county clerks can act as US passport offices by accepting your application, witnessing your signature, and sealing your application documents. There government also has 15 Passport Agency offices scattered throughout the country. These passport offices accept applications by appointment only, usually for emergency passports that are needed in less than 2 weeks. A list of Passport Agency offices and instructions for making an appointment is available at the Department of State’s website, along with a list of passport acceptance facilities.

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