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Replacement for lost US passport?

Any recent experience with replacing a lost/stolen US passport?

Me and three other folks are going to Argentina on Wednesday night. Last night I discovered one of the guys, an American, just lost his passport. Obviously he must have a replacement before moving across any border.

Any idea how long it takes to get a new one from the embassy?

By twmcm on Nov 29, 2008, 07:11 in Friendly Talkzone.

scumbuster says on Nov 29, 2008, 07:45:

Take a passport photo with you and you should be able to get it done that day. I had mine stolen in Moscow and had a new one the same day.

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twmcm says on Nov 29, 2008, 07:54:

Yeah, I had one stolen in Lisbon and got a replacement in about thirty minutes . . . but that was pre-2001 when life was easier.

For some reason I was under the impression all US passports had to be issued from the US nowadays - and sent overnight to the respective local embassy.

It would certainly seem a country's embassy could be trusted to have & issue passports.

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casa_de_norte says on Nov 29, 2008, 09:41:

Go to the US Embassy, (I am guessing you are in Colombia), with some Passport Photos, and they can replace it quite quickly.. I lost mine, in the US, and the State Department had it to me in less than 10 days, so I could travel....

"Why cain't we all jus' git along?!?! "----- The great Rodney King

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Nucknfuts says on Nov 29, 2008, 12:15:

F.Y.I.
Helpful hint for all travelers.
Scan your passport and place in a folder in your e-mail account.
Makes things run much smother at the Embassy.
Also in the same folder have all your credit card #'s and the International to call if lost or stolen.

You are never lost, unless you don't want to be where your at.

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santoblas (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 29, 2008, 13:02:

casa de norte...How much did they charge you for the passport replacement. And how many years was it good for?

http://www.ntua.gr/lurk/making/warprayer.html

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jonas says on Nov 29, 2008, 13:17:

yeah right, fantastic idea to store a digital copy of your pp together with your cc details. Boy, you have no idea how fokin easy it is to hack into someone´s email. There are more secure ways to store such data but at least don´t store cc and pp together.

Mi alma se la dejo al diablo

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casa_de_norte says on Nov 29, 2008, 14:12:

Santoblas- Here, in the US, which I believe is the same at an Embassy, was $25 to the USPS, and $75 to the Department of State... My application was thru the Spokane Passport office at the post office, and serviced in the Seattle Office of the Department of State.. The lady at the post office moved my travel dates up by a week, thinking if they were a bit late, I would make my trip..Turns out, I had my passport on the day she changed it to.. Can't say I would have trusted this strategy in 2007 where it was taking 60 days for a passport;(

"Why cain't we all jus' git along?!?! "----- The great Rodney King

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santoblas (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 29, 2008, 14:27:

Thanks casa...amazingly good service for a bureaucracy

I don't think the embassys can issue a 10 year passport. I believe they have to be sent from DC. which takes a considerable amount of time

I know the embassies have been able to issue temporary one year passports in the past. But don't know about the present

http://www.ntua.gr/lurk/making/warprayer.html

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 29, 2008, 14:36:

I got a 10-year passport in Chicago. It was issued on the same day that I applied for it. I lost my passport, and called Chicago for an appointment. The appointment was made for about 5 days from the date of my call. My appointment was around 9:30 am. I picked up the passport around 3:00 pm.

You have to show international airline tickets for travel within 30 days to use this service.

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santoblas (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 29, 2008, 15:45:

Wow that's service. Did they charge you more for expediting?

http://www.ntua.gr/lurk/making/warprayer.html

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 30, 2008, 01:42:

Yes. There was a fee of around US$50.

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santoblas (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 30, 2008, 10:08:

Worth much more than that under the circumstances tomtom

I got a 10 year passport in Argentina about 5 years ago where I turned in a damaged one.

Had to fight for it as they initailly issued me a one year temp for the same price as that was all they could issue locally

My 10 year had to be issued out of DC. and took over 90 days. Some of that time due to self admitted embassy human error. Which I made them grovel over being the asshole that I am

http://www.ntua.gr/lurk/making/warprayer.html

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