2014 - Passport Tracker

second stage · October 24, 2014

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tamtamthelion.|NO.......|09/22/14.|09/29/14..|09/29/14.|10/08/14.|10/10/14.|Andover Public Library, KS

second stage..|YES......|09/27/14.|CreditCard|09/27/14.|09/27/14.|09/27/14.|Miami Passport Agency, FL

Diljaan.......|YES......|09/29/14.|CreditCard|09/29/14.|09/29/14.|09/29/14.|Detroit Passport Agency, MI

youngwanderer.|NO.......|10/01/14.|10/07/14..|10/09/14.|10/14/14.|--/--/--.|Kings County Clerk's Office, NY

Udella&Wiz....|YES......|09/30/14.|CreditCard|09/30/14.|10/10/14.|10/15/14.|Centreville, VA

tenderhusa79..|NO.......|10/10/14.|10/16/14..|10/17/14.|--/--/14.|--/--/14.|North Carolina

jrh39.........|YES......|10/21/14.|../../....|../../...|../../...|../../...|Lewisville,TX

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dioxide45 · October 28, 2014

My experience in Detroit was not as quick as Diljaan's. I went in person yesterday morning form filled out and photos in hand. I had an 8:30am appointment which was the first available on a Monday morning. I got there about 15 minutes early and was told that they don't open until 8:30am and it was a prompt 8:30. I was to go back down to the first floor lobby and wait until 8:30 to come back up, if I came up even a minute early I would have to go back down to the lobby on the first floor. So at 8:30am I went back up to the passport office on the second floor. Low and behold there were already at least 10 people ahead of me in the security line. What the ...? How did that happen?

Anyway, got through security and was finally called up to a clerks window who went over my paperwork, made a copy of my license and CON and then handed me everything back along with a number to wait to be called to see a passport officer.

In a few minutes I was called, asked to swear on oath that the form was completed accurately and the photo was of me. I had put my travel dates on the application. The officer then went over the application and said that since I wasn't traveling that day or the next that I couldn't get the passport that day and that it would be sent to me. I asked if I could get it that day and was told "no". I then opted to add overnight delivery to the application for another $15. I was then on my way. I will update the timeline once I receive my passport. I was told it would take 5 business days, which will work for my expected travel date.

Thinking back, perhaps I should not have put the travel dates on the form and when asked when I was traveling indicated that I planned to travel to Canada later that day or the next. I easily could have driven to Windsor after getting my passport and picked up some of my favorite grocery items that I can only get there. Detroit doesn't require proof of travel.

Something I thought was interesting, while standing in line and waiting I overheard several people telling or talking about their travel dates. Even spoke to one person specifically. Many had travel dates in December or later. I thought you could only make an appointment at an agency if traveling in the next two weeks or needing a visa within the next four? One person was there with his son and were specifically going on a cruise and didn't need a visa for their trip in December. They were only getting the passport card and I should have just suggested that they go with their birth certificate only since IMO the passport card is worth about the same as a photo ID and proof of citizenship (birth certificate, CON). I can sort of understand its purpose, it is small and can be carried in your wallet, but that is about the extent of its usefulness if you ask me,