| Is it possible to get an emergency passport in 24 | | | | assist them with questions regarding the |
| hours? When you apply in the US, it can take up | | | | application process and make sure everything |
| to 6 weeks to arrive. However, emergencies do | | | | goes smoothly. |
| happen, and there are ways to get an | | | | To apply for an emergency passport using an |
| emergency document within 24 hours. Customers | | | | expediting service, applicants need to send the |
| who need to get this within 24 hours have two | | | | following documents: |
| options: Appearing in person at a US Agency | | | | A completed, signed application. |
| office or using a private expediting service. | | | | Proof of identity, proof of citizenship and any |
| To get an emergency document at a Regional | | | | other documents necessary to have the new |
| Office, applicants must make an appointment with | | | | passport issued. Private companies provide |
| the nearest Regional Agency office. Regional | | | | customers with a checklist, so they know exactly |
| Agency offices will only grant appointments to | | | | what to send. Proof of departure date or travel |
| travelers who need an emergency passport and | | | | emergency. This could include a copy of a ticket, |
| can prove they are leaving the country in less | | | | a travel itinerary, or a company letter if the trip is |
| than 14 days. There are only 15 Regional Agency | | | | business-related. |
| offices in the US, so in many parts of the country | | | | 2 passport photos. |
| it is difficult to find an office that is within easy | | | | A check to pay the government fee. |
| driving distance. | | | | After the application reaches the expediting |
| An easier way to get an emergency renewal is | | | | company, the company carries it by hand to the |
| to use an expediting company. Instead of having | | | | Agency for processing. As soon as the new |
| to make an appointment and drive to a Regional | | | | passport is issued, it is sent back to the customer |
| Agency office, applicants simply fill out an | | | | using express shipping, making a 24-hour |
| application. Then, they use an express mail service | | | | turnaround time possible for an emergency. With |
| to send it in to the expediting company with the | | | | an expediting company, waiting in line is no longer |
| appropriate documents. A private companies | | | | necessary. |
| customers are assigned individual caseworkers to | | | | |