| The best way to get a next day passport is to | | | | process a request for replacement copy of a |
| use a private company. These companies have | | | | birth certificate. |
| established contacts with the necessary | | | | Time is added to the process of obtaining a |
| government agency in order to expedite the | | | | passport because a first-time applicant for a |
| passport application process. They provide these | | | | passport will need to appear in person before an |
| services for both first time applicants and those | | | | authorized agent. The applicant will then need to |
| who need to renew their passport. | | | | send the private processing company the |
| The U.S. Department of State offers an | | | | approved paperwork contained in a sealed |
| expedited passport processing service, but the | | | | envelope provided by the agent. Those renewing |
| processing time is several weeks. They also offer | | | | their passports will not need to appear in person if |
| rush service in cases of a family member's death | | | | some conditions are met. |
| or critical health emergency. However, the rush | | | | The fees charged by the private processing |
| service will not guarantee a next-day passport | | | | companies are over and above those charged by |
| unless the applicant travels to a Passport Center. | | | | the federal government. The government charges |
| It is especially difficult for a new applicant to get a | | | | $135 for the passport book and a $25 fee for |
| passport overnight via this manner. | | | | the execution agent's services. The charges from |
| The private companies specializing in next day | | | | the private processing company may add about |
| passport processing vary in their time in business. | | | | $200 on top of this for next-day service. These |
| Do some Internet research to select a firm that | | | | companies may require advance notice of |
| appears to have a good reputation. The | | | | overnight service and pay for the processing at |
| companies providing these rush services charge | | | | time of reservation. |
| different fees, so do a price comparison while | | | | When submitting the passport application and |
| checking the reputations. However, keep in mind | | | | additional required documentation, the applicant will |
| that low cost does not always meet best service. | | | | need to ship the package to arrive early morning |
| In addition to having the required funds available | | | | the next day if it is not possible to hand deliver |
| to pay the next-day processing fees, the | | | | the package to the processing company. If the |
| applicant will need to have the required | | | | package is not received by the processing |
| documentation readily available. The passport may | | | | company within this timeframe, the applicant may |
| not be able to be received within the desired | | | | still incur the processing charges.. This is because |
| timeframe if some documentation needs to be | | | | the company has set aside staff resources to |
| obtained from other sources. For example, a city, | | | | dedicate time to processing this application, and if |
| county, or state government agency often takes | | | | the application package does not arrive, this staff |
| several days to several weeks in order to | | | | time will have been wasted. |