Just renewed my passport

[mrrman]

I was lucky....the other day it was a 7 hour line up and if you didnt make the cue after you lined up..you had to come back the next day and do it all over again....the lines are starting at 6am and the doors open at 8....you PS3 buyers know what I mean lol
It will arrive within a month to

 

[preslove]

You didn't have to send in a form?

 

[Leros]

Government efficiency ftw.

Remember, the computer age will make all transactions nearly instantaneous.

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: preslove
You didn't have to send in a form?

that will be about 2 months to process if you mail it in...its best to go to the office and they do everything there

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: preslove
You didn't have to send in a form?

that will be about 2 months to process if you mail it in...its best to go to the office and they do everything there

I thought that you could pay a bit more, and have the processing expedited?

 

[Drakkon]

i filled out the paperwork online...took it to my local po...had them take the pic....payed them my $$$ and went on my way...took about 10 minutes total
This was 2 weeks ago around lunchtime
Now there did form a line behind me about 10 people deep in those 10 minutes so I'm sure someone had an hour wait at least

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: preslove
You didn't have to send in a form?

that will be about 2 months to process if you mail it in...its best to go to the office and they do everything there

I thought that you could pay a bit more, and have the processing expedited?

Yes.

 

[talyn00]

is it normal to wait that long in Canada ?

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: preslove
You didn't have to send in a form?

that will be about 2 months to process if you mail it in...its best to go to the office and they do everything there

I thought that you could pay a bit more, and have the processing expedited?

not right now given the amount of passports being filed plus they are now looking at the data alot more closely

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: talyn00
is it normal to wait that long in Canada ?

no typically its only a hour at the most but with the new law all US and CDN's must have a passport to cross the border, including children

 

[preslove]

Oooooooooohhhhhhhhh, you live in British Columbia... it must be all the high grade, semi legal pot you guys have up there. You're too stoned for a quick line

 

[FoBoT]

i renewed by mail, no line FTW

 

[WildHorse]

Here's the current info for US passports:

Get or Renew Passport, U.S State Department - Consular Affairs Department

 

[jjones]

Yeah, I'd guess this is more of a PITA these days with absolutely everyone required to have a passport now if you're going to cross any border. I just renew at the US Consulate here and it takes all of 10 minutes including filling out the paperwork. All told, it does take a little more time than that as I have to get photos too, but still, it's never any waiting in line anywhere.

 

[cyclistca]

I win. I spent 6 hours at the dam Vancouver office Wednesday getting mine.

 

[Sluggo]

And this whole time you guys have been BSing us, saying that Canada was so Fantabulous that nobody would ever want to leave.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: mrrman

Originally posted by: preslove
You didn't have to send in a form?

that will be about 2 months to process if you mail it in...its best to go to the office and they do everything there

I thought that you could pay a bit more, and have the processing expedited?

not right now given the amount of passports being filed plus they are now looking at the data alot more closely

You can go through a service agency. I just had to have mine done for a trip to the UK. I did a hand-to-hand (paid for by my company) and had my passport in 2 days. It cost $149 for the service and then $30 for the Goverment Fees.

This is the service I used.

http://www.passportsandvisas.com/

 

[RossMAN]

Just before travelling to Australia to get married I paid for expedited service and got my passport in about 10 calendar days.

It saved my ass.

 

[Jawo]

When I got mine like 6 years ago it took about 2 hours at the regional post office...about two years before the post office down the street got the capability. My dad got mine in like two days by going directly to the Passport Office in DC and paying the expedite fee (work payed for it)

 

[tami]

man, you guys should be more on top of your passport renewals.

i'll probably eat my words in 2016 when my new one comes up for renewal

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: Jawo
When I got mine like 6 years ago it took about 2 hours at the regional post office...about two years before the post office down the street got the capability. My dad got mine in like two days by going directly to the Passport Office in DC and paying the expedite fee (work payed for it)

thats all true but now you cant cross the borders with just a drivers license and birth certificate...thats why everyone is getting these plus children require passports to