Is there any place you can go to get your passport renewed?

Question

It seems to me the only way to do it is through the mail, which means I have to pay for shipping both ways? I also have to worry about if it gets lost? Is there any place I can physically go with passport in hand and two passport photos, they renew it while I wait, I pay them their fees, and then I go on my merry way?

Answer 1

No.

In order for you to do what you want, you would have to go to an Agency (as in Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, etc.)

Here's the problem: they only do expedite, so you have to:

1) Call to make an appointment
2) Be travelling in less than 14 calendar days
3) Have proof of this departure
4) Pay the additional expedite fee ($60)
5) Plus all the other requirements necessary to get a passport

If you are willing and able, 1-877-487-2778 is what you call to make your appointment

Answer 2

not unless you have proof of imminent departure, and have an appointment at a passport center.

for further questions - these folks can help:

National Passport Information Center

This is the only official U.S. Government website for passport information. If you have a travel emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center to speak to a Customer Service Representative. Website for Passport Information.

We are currently experiencing a very high volume of calls. Please expect delays if you wish to speak to a customer service representative. You may have to call several times before reaching a representative. However, please note that representatives are available from 7:00 a.m. to 12 midnight, ET, Monday-Friday, except federal holidays.

If you are leaving, or you need your passport for a foreign visa, within 14 days and need to make an appointment at a Regional Passport Agency: Automated lines to make appointments are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The best time to call is between 8:30 p.m. and 9 a.m., Eastern Time.


* Telephone Number: 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778)
* TDD/TTY: 1-888-874-7793. Telephone number for customers with telecommunication devices for the hearing impaired. This telephone number cannot be accessed by a standard touch tone or rotary dial telephone.
* Customer Service Representatives and Operators for TDD/TTY are available Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight, Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays.
* Automated Information available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have a travel emergency, please call the Center to speak with a customer service representative. Do not e-mail.

If you have already applied for a U.S. passport and would like to check the status of your application online, click here.

We are also experiencing a very high volume of emails. Responses to emails may take 2-4 days.

If you would like to request the status of your application by email, click here .

If you would like to email the National Passport Information Center for a general question regarding passports, click here.

Answer 3

The Passport office.

Answer 4

I was gonna tell you about the UK places you can go, but then you use the word 'shipping' for postage - a word we don't use here, so I assume you are in the States.
So, sorry, would liked to have helped, but I can't

Answer 5

Most major post offices.

Answer 6

Ask around the local airport or information services.

Answer 7

It would help if you could state where you were.. Slick.

Answer 8

Where do you live Slick?

Answer 9

http://www.travel.state.gov/

This has all you answers!

or better yet..
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html