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Hi all. I found out on the weekend that my Grandfather passed away, and I'd like for my husband to be able to travel back to Australia with me for the funeral. As the non-USC, I have made an Infopass appointment for tomorrow morning to (hopefully) get emergency AP.

The issue is that my husband does not have a passport. We've been looking in to the expedited service, and from what I've read on the Department of State website, the normal (mailed in) expedited service will get your passport within 2 weeks. We'd need to leave by this coming Friday to get to Australia in time. I've read that you can make an appointment to get your passport if you're travelling in less than 14 days, however it seems that the New Orleans office deals with applicants from Iowa (which is where we live). This is completely unexpected, as I would have thought Chicago would serve Iowa.

Could you please let me know if you've had any experience with getting an expedited passport.

Thanks.

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A pay service is the fastest. Not sure who is best though..

http://www.americanpassport.com/

http://www.passportsandvisas.com/

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Don't know anything about expedited passport for USCs. But, I'd like to extend my condolences to you and your family on your grandfather's passing.

08/17/08: Mailed N400 to TSC

08/19/08: USPS attempted delivery

08/20/08: TSC received N400

08/21/08: TSC cashed check

09/02/08: Received NOA...........Priority date: 08/20/08

..............................................Notice date : 08/22/08

09/02/08: Received Biometrics Notification

09/18/08: Biometrics completed - Charlotte DO

10/24/08: Received Interview Letter

12/08/08: Interview @ 1:00pm. APPROVED!

01/05/09: Oath Ceremony 10:00AM. Now officially a USC!!!

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01/17/09: Applied for US Passport and passport card

01/28/09: Received US Passport

01/29/09: Received US passport card

01/29/09: Received naturalization certificate back from passport office

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Don't know anything about expedited passport for USCs. But, I'd like to extend my condolences to you and your family on your grandfather's passing.

In order to get a passport quicker than 2 weeks, you or your agent is going to have to go to a Passport Office in person.

The passport offices are in the following cities..

Boston, Chicago, Denver, Norwalk, CT, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC

You'll need to make an appointment as well...

Call 1-800-487-2778 to make an appointment

http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/age...encies_913.html

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Don't know anything about expedited passport for USCs. But, I'd like to extend my condolences to you and your family on your grandfather's passing.

In order to get a passport quicker than 2 weeks, you or your agent is going to have to go to a Passport Office in person.

The passport offices are in the following cities..

Boston, Chicago, Denver, Norwalk, CT, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC

You'll need to make an appointment as well...

Call 1-800-487-2778 to make an appointment

http://travel.state.gov/passport/about/age...encies_913.html

Correct. I've had one made the same day. Plan your trip to stop in one of the cities with a passport office. LAX or SFO might be your best choice, since you will probably leave from there to Australia anyway.

Doesn't matter what city you have it done in.

2004-08-23: Met in Chicago

2005-10-19: K-1 Interview, Moscow (approved)

2007-02-23: Biometrics

2007-04-11: AOS Interview (Approved)

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Thanks for your advice, everyone. Looks like I'm going to have to make the trip alone this time.

Cheers.

Now for another question.. how can ANYONE who has a foreign spouse NOT have a passport?

He should have to go to Chicago to get a passport as punishment...

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Thanks for your advice, everyone. Looks like I'm going to have to make the trip alone this time.

Cheers.

Now for another question.. how can ANYONE who has a foreign spouse NOT have a passport?

He should have to go to Chicago to get a passport as punishment...

My husband doesn't have a passport... I keep nagging him about getting one but goodness knows when he will. He doesn't see it as a priority because he hasn't travelled in years - I came to HIM.

To the OP I'm sorry about your grandfather...

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

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