Last-minute passport for American citizens

5/30/2012 2:29:23 PM

Emergency passport can be issued within 2 to 3 hours in any US consulate outside the United States. If you lose the passport inside the U.S. you can have a priority process that will take about 8 days – showing travel documents, hotel reservation and purpose of the trip (documented) will make it. But to be honest over the last few years they try to stop people from using that channel.

5/26/2012 2:18:14 AM

This answer assumes that you are a US Citizen.

The current processing time for a new/replacement passport is 2-3 weeks for expedited service. I just applied for a passport with expedited service and overnight delivery both ways and I received my passport exactly one week after it was mailed at the post office (week of May 13th). So, you should still have time if you apply first thing next week.

According to the State Department, you can call the National Passport Information Center if you are running out of time and haven’t received your new passport yet.

If you still want to rush your application, this site indicates that for Canada/Mexico, airfare may not be necessary as proof of travel. Alternate acceptable forms could be a hotel reservation. So, it’s possible the bus ticket might work, but I can’t confirm.

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