passport questions
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rmI 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.
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.
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Date: 2004-06-20 03:38 pm (UTC)The Passport Office here handles walk-ins on a first-come first-serve basis, which still means lots of waiting, standing around with a number-ticket and waiting for them to call your number. Go with an appointment. Nobody will mind terribly and it will speed things up a lot for you and your mom both.
I had to get a passport a few years ago (strange enough in itself; I was used to the government insisting I have one) with absolutely no ID, since my purse was stolen. The Passport Office folks were very nice to me, even though I didn't have a blood relative with me and all I had for ID was a diplomatic passport from my childhood - three years old in the photo, and I don't look like that now. (I could have tried to go get a state ID instead, but this was when flying even domestic required picture ID, CA state ID takes a month to get, and my tickets were in ten days. I was panicked, but they were very nice and helpful.)