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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there have been other threads but I'm really looking for current experiences and tips, since this is a moving target.

We are traveling mid-August. Applied for two renewals (including one child) in March. Received the adult renewal in mid-June, still waiting on the child renewal.

It's so frustrating because it's just a black box (status has said "In process" for four straight months now) and there is nothing else we can do until we are 14 days out, but it's just nerve-racking to wait. Also frustrating because even once we're in the 14 days, since it's a child's passport, we will need to ensure both parents and the child can be present for any appointment we can get and the logistics of that are stressful as well (what if we have to travel to an appointment? we'll all have to go which means more days off work and even more money)

A friend suggested maybe booking a refundable international flight for less than 14 days from now so that we could claim travel in under 14 days and maybe get an appointment at an agency sooner. Has anyone done this? Does it work? I am paranoid about it. Also, again, since it's a child's passport we'd have to book multiple tickets. I don't know, maybe we should suck it up and do it.[/quote]

We are traveling this weekend. I called today, the only appointment they had available was in Honolulu. A friend of mine bought refundable tickets and made an appointment at an agency. She was able to get the passport issued in the same day and cancelled her flights later. But I think you can do this only if you haven't applied yet. I could be wrong though. You said you applied in March so I don't know if this will work in your case. [/quote]

Can you clarify? You called today looking for an appointment before this coming weekend? And the only appointment available was in Hawaii?

And your friend who bought the refundable ticket, was she able to get an appointment near her or did she have to travel? What was the timeline for this?[/quote]

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