passport questions

[rm]

I wrote about this in a ramble below, but I wanted to pull this out, make it clear, and see if anyone knew what to do.

I need to get a passport to go to Australia, also, I'd like to have ID in general.

As I don't have the required ID to do this painlessly, I need someone to accompany me to the passport office to fill out some forms and so forth. My mother has agreed to do this, so that's not a problem.

What is a problem is I can't seem to figure out how to get an appointment at said passport office. The phone system only takes appointments if you're travelling in less than 14 days. So what do I do if my situation is that I have to go in person, but don't want to wait until the last minute because it gives me anxiety? Is there a way to get an appointment?

I've read the website and listened to the phone messages dozens of times, and I can't figure any of it out.

Comments

[nnp.livejournal.com]

i didn't need an appointment to get a passport. i just filled out the paperwork, sent them copies of the appropriate documents proving i was american, a passport photo and $$ to process it and they sent the damn thing back to me.

hm.