Passport Processing Time

[Jean O'Boyle]

We applied for new passports on June 1st...they were processed in
Portsmouth, NH. It took 24 days! Wonder why NH with passport centers
located in Houston?...no matter, I'm happy to receive them... They also
returned the old ones today under separate cover.
Our old ones did not expire until 4 May, 2010, but since we have the Viking
cruise in December and the Oceania in March, it was too uncomfortable to
depend on new ones to arrive within the six month period required. The new
passports are beautiful inside with pictures of historical events, lines
from the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and quotes from famous
people and presidents.

Now I'm ready to cruise again!
--Jean

--
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to
take away everything you have"

Thomas Jefferson

[JCarnaghie]

Joseph Coulter wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:27 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
> <j.oboyle@removefudged.**************> wrote:
>
>
>>Our old ones did not expire until 4 May, 2010, but since we have the Viking
>>cruise in December and the Oceania in March, it was too uncomfortable to
>>depend on new ones to arrive within the six month period required.
>
>
> I am still trying to figure out who came up with the 6 month "rule" I
> get it from suppliers all the time, but I have yet to hear it from a
> government agency. France Consul told me "as long as it is good the
> day you leave France"
They want you to have a valid passport when you
leave or they catch you if you've overstayed your
visa or run out of money and throw you out.
Cheers,
John in LALALand (On the Left Coast)

[D Ball]

On Jun 29, 11:55*am, Joseph Coulter <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:27 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
>
> <j.obo...@removefudged.**************> wrote:
> >Our old ones did not expire until 4 May, 2010, but since we have the Viking
> >cruise in December and the Oceania in March, it was too uncomfortable to
> >depend on new ones to arrive within the six month period required.
>
> I am still trying to figure out who came up with the 6 month "rule" I
> get it from suppliers all the time, but I have yet to hear it from a
> government agency. France Consul told me "as long as it is good the
> day you leave France"

Hi, Joseph,

France may not have the 6-month rule, but you can check the country-by-
country expiry rules (6-month is most common, but there are many
variations) at the State Dept.'s travel website.

Diana Ball
Austin, TX

[D Ball]

On Jun 29, 3:04*pm, Joseph Coulter <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:01:50 -0700 (PDT), D Ball
>
>
>
>
>
> <dianakb...@**********> wrote:
> >On Jun 29, 11:55*am, Joseph Coulter <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:56:27 -0500, "Jean O'Boyle"
>
> >> <j.obo...@removefudged.**************> wrote:
> >> >Our old ones did not expire until 4 May, 2010, but since we have the Viking
> >> >cruise in December and the Oceania in March, it was too uncomfortable to
> >> >depend on new ones to arrive within the six month period required.
>
> >> I am still trying to figure out who came up with the 6 month "rule" I
> >> get it from suppliers all the time, but I have yet to hear it from a
> >> government agency. France Consul told me "as long as it is good the
> >> day you leave France"
>
> >Hi, Joseph,
>
> >France may not have the 6-month rule, but you can check the country-by-
> >country expiry rules (6-month is most common, but there are many
> >variations) at the State Dept.'s travel website.
>
> >Diana Ball
> >Austin, TX
>
> Diana, I know that the US gov says three months for France and
> Germany, but the Germans themselves say
> Going to Germany? This website will help you to find out whether or
> not you need a visa and will guide you through the application
> process. It also allows you to download free of charge the relevant
> application forms.
>
> US citizens in possession of a valid US passport do not need a visa
> for airport transit, tourist or business trips (for stays up to 90
> days). The passport must not expire before the end of the scheduled
> trip.
>
> That is the source of my comment, The US government is giving advice
> based on non existant rules.
>
> AARRRGHHH! * Ok, I am in an surly *mood today :-)
> Joseph Coulter
> Joseph Coulter Cruises and Vacationswww.josephcoulter.com- Hide quoted text -
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Gotcha! And now that you fully explain, I recall another instance
where what the State Dept. said was not what the country's own web
information stated.

You are always a stickler for detail and trying to get to the most
authoritative answer, Joseph. A man after my own heart!

But more importantly, a commendable trait in a TA. I know your clients
are in good hands and that you are giving them the best info you can
get.

Cheers, hope evening is an improvement on the day!

Diana

[Kenn Smith]

Our renewals took five weeks from mailing to receipt. Our situation
might be a bit different in that both of ours had expired. I let mine
expire after I retired and was no longer doing overseas travel on
business, that was 2002, and Gail's expired earlier this year. I had to
do the long form (start over) and she could do the short.

Interestingly, our old passports and new ones all arrived on the same
day, each in its own mailing envelope. Our TA breathed a huge sigh of
relief when I emailed her the new numbers and expiration dates :-)

[Jeff Gersten]

Our renewals took about 3 weeks. (The passports were still valid for a
few months, but would have expired before our August cruise.)

The old passports did not come with them. I remember commenting to my
wife that it would be nice to have them as a souvenir of our travels.
Mine then came the next day, but not hers. Hers came 6 days later with
the same postmark from New Hampshire. I happened to be at the mailbox
when the postman came. I pointed out the postmark and told him the other
one sent the same time from the same place had taken 6 days less. He
just shrugged and smiled.

[Dillon Pyron]

[Default] Thus spake JeffGersten@********** (Jeff Gersten):

>Our renewals took about 3 weeks. (The passports were still valid for a
>few months, but would have expired before our August cruise.)
>
>The old passports did not come with them. I remember commenting to my
>wife that it would be nice to have them as a souvenir of our travels.
>Mine then came the next day, but not hers. Hers came 6 days later with
>the same postmark from New Hampshire. I happened to be at the mailbox
>when the postman came. I pointed out the postmark and told him the other
>one sent the same time from the same place had taken 6 days less. He
>just shrugged and smiled.

A Texan and a New Yorker were talking. The Texan told the New Yorker
that it took a train three days to go across the state. The New
Yorker replies "yeah, we got slow trains too."
--

- dillon I am not invalid

"Jimmy, I'm sorry your girlfriend turned out
to be a cylon."
-Special Agent Tim McGee, "NCIS"