[sanjuro]

Despite my fear of terrorists, strange food, hostile locals, my love for Bush and all things American, and Montezuma's Revenge; my company wants me to travel internationally.

However, I don't have a passport. Any recommendations on how to get one easily?

 

[Transcend]

Go to the local passport office, pay twice the normal fee ad I think you can get it in 2 days.

 

[Da Peach]

Get your company to take care of it.

 

[sanjuro]

Get your company to take care of it.

I just found out they are removing the coffee machines, so it is on me.

I am not in a rush, so I won't need to expedite my passport application.

 

[Echo]

You can get them at the post office now I think.

But Peach is right, your company should do it. If my company gets someone a passport, they pay out the ass to get it expedited, even if there's no hurry. It's pretty funny.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I renewed mine recently - State Department set up some expedited process through the local Post Offices - photos, forms, reduced fee, people to assist, passport arrived by mail a week or two later. Easy.

 

[OGRipper]

Despite my fear of terrorists, strange food, hostile locals, my love for Bush and all things American, and Montezuma's Revenge; my company wants me to travel internationally.

However, I don't have a passport. Any recommendations on how to get one easily?

There's a passport office in the US Postal building next to the West Oakland Bart station, pretty easy and never a line the few times I've been there. As for what you need, harness the power of the intarweb, then call ahead and see about an appointment or what you can do to expedite.

 

[Konabumm]

Despite my fear of terrorists, strange food, hostile locals, my love for Bush and all things American, and Montezuma's Revenge; my company wants me to travel internationally.

However, I don't have a passport. Any recommendations on how to get one easily?

POST OFFICE

 

[binary visions]

Post office will do it. A lot of post offices will even do the photos now, but if they won't, they'll be able to recommend a place that will.

It's expensive to get it expedited... hell, it's like $80 or $90 under normal circumstances.

New RFID passports are coming... I believe they're already being issued.

 

[llkoolkeg]

What do you mean "reduced fees"? I was about to mail in my renewal and they wanted $67 from me.

 

[Transcend]

Post office will do it. A lot of post offices will even do the photos now, but if they won't, they'll be able to recommend a place that will.

It's expensive to get it expedited... hell, it's like $80 or $90 under normal circumstances.

New RFID passports are coming... I believe they're already being issued.

They started issuing RFIDS about a month ago. Not sure if that is to the general public or just to Gov't employees though.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

What do you mean "reduced fees"? I was about to mail in my renewal and they wanted $67 from me.

Sounds like the same order of magnitude - fees they charged me were less than those printed on forms.

 

[Five]

What's the wait these days - 6 weeks?

 

[partsbara]

67 sounds about right...

sanjuro, you have been warned... it s a big, scary world out there... be carefull... soon you ll return (hopefully) and you ll realize that the world outside of the US really doesn t exist... it ll all be a dream...

 

[luelling]

New RFID passports are coming... I believe they're already being issued.

Interesting....my girl just got her passport....I'll have to go look at it.

 

[BurlyShirley]

I know a guy who can make you one in a few hours. Email me a photo and paypal me $1000 and Ill get it right out, next day air.

 

[binary visions]

Interesting....my girl just got her passport....I'll have to go look at it.

As Transcend said, they started a month or so ago (beginning of August IIRC), so if she applied for her passport before that, she may not have received one.

I almost applied for mine when I heard the RFID ones were coming, to get in before the RFID ones started being issued. I don't really like the idea of carrying around ID that can be read remotely.

 

[imploded]

Will your company be taking care of all visa expediting? This is important, as the average visa (for my travel, I go to the third world a lot) runs about $800 a person. Most anyplace you travel internationally will require a business visa for your work.

Expect $110 in outlay by the time you are done. $10 for passport photos, and (IIRC) it is $97 for a passport sent through normal service. $67 goes to the US Department of State, and $30 goes to the USPS.

The process is easy. You'll need two passport sized photos, proof of your birth and photo ID (license, official state ID, military ID) brought to the local postoffice with your completed form. Turnaround runs 4-8 weeks, depending on your passport centers workload.

Plan for two passport photos for any visas you will apply for. Expect at least a 4 week lead time on visas, visa expediting can be horrifically expensive (see my $800 comment above).

If you get in a bind, PM or email me, I can help you hook up with people who can make things move along very smoothly for you. I have gotten someone a passport and requisite travel visas in 24 hours before...

Cheers,

-Andrew

 

[Wumpus]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

 

[MikeD]

I know a guy who can make you one in a few hours. Email me a photo and paypal me $1000 and Ill get it right out, next day air.

Heh, watch what you say...you never know who's listening...

Sanjuro, shoot me a PM if you have any more passport questions. Generally, it's a simple process.

MD

 

[Changleen]

No passport =

 

[sanjuro]

67 sounds about right...

sanjuro, you have been warned... it s a big, scary world out there... be carefull... soon you ll return (hopefully) and you ll realize that the world outside of the US really doesn t exist... it ll all be a dream...

I assume you moved here because you were one of the lucky ones we let into America.

You are here legally, right?

 

[sanjuro]

No passport =

You are probably jealous that we have Infineon again (and could be the Nat Champion for 07 as well) but the WC will never come to Rotorua again...

 

[Transcend]

You are probably jealous that we have Infineon again (and could be the Nat Champion for 07 as well) but the WC will never come to Rotorua again...

I wouldn't count on that. They are pushing for a Rotorua World Cup finals and a Cairns worlds 2 weeks in a row so that it makes financial /travel sense.

 

[sanjuro]

I wouldn't count on that. They are pushing for a Rotorua World Cup finals and a Cairns worlds 2 weeks in a row so that it makes financial /travel sense.

No World Cup at Sonoma?

 

[Transcend]

No World Cup at Sonoma?

Who cares? It's a **** hole.

 

[sanjuro]

just kidding. the nationals were an hour from house and i was against having them there.

 

[partsbara]

I assume you moved here because you were one of the lucky ones we let into America.

You are here legally, right?

no, i can swim like a fish....

 

[MikeD]

no, i can swim like a fish....

Oh, so THAT's that funny smell.

 

[partsbara]

Oh, so THAT's that funny smell.

no, thats the rotting corpses of the FBI agents i had to take 'care' of......

 

[MikeD]

no, thats the rotting corpses of the FBI agents i had to take 'care' of......

And by 'care,' I assume you're speaking of your necrophilia again?

Watch out for Mulder's corpse...I'm sure he's capable of re-animation...

MD

 

[partsbara]

And by 'care,' I assume you're speaking of your necrophilia again?

Watch out for Mulder's corpse...I'm sure he's capable of re-animation...

MD

aside from my lovely wife, i only have sex with dead aliens... nothin else...

 

[Silver]

And by 'care,' I assume you're speaking of your necrophilia again?

Take it to PM boys. N8's going to read this and not be able to post his inane or insane ramblings because his hands are going to be sore from jerking off...

 

[sanjuro]

no, thats the rotting corpses of the FBI agents i had to take 'care' of......

Playing too much GTA San Andreas?

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

I know a guy who can make you one in a few hours. Email me a photo and paypal me $1000 and Ill get it right out, next day air.

burleyshirley = destination, guantamano.

have a good one. :bye:

 

[Austin Bike]

Check on the RFIDs before you get a passport. Some agencies are issuing them, others are not.

Nothing worse than carrying around something in your pocket that would allow someone to pick you out in a crowd as an american.

I got my latest passport ~2 years ago and its almost full. Hoping they don't screw me and just give me extra pages like they did in the past.