we did it at the post office in Clarendon on a saturday with an appointment.

I also need to renew my kids passports and need Saturday hours. I went to the USPS scheduler, as recommended by State Dept, and found several locations available on Saturdays.

https://tools.usps.com/go/pages/schedule-appointment/index.jsp

I easily made an appointment in Arlington on 10 February. They also had availability on 3 February but we are away. There were several locations available 3 weeks out.

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Anonymous wrote:Both parents don’t have to be there. You can get a notarized affidavit from the second parent.

This is what I did. They have a form your husband can sign with a notary. You can find a notary on the weekend or at some banks.

+1. We did this. Much easier than 2 parents having to show up.

Same. I took my kids alone on a weekday.

At least one of the post offices in Arlington can do it with a Saturday appointment. We went to Westover. Not a bad drive from DC, but IIRC they book up far in advance.

Anonymous wrote:A couple of the libraries in City of Alexandria have Saturday and Sunday hours.

+1. It's the big library on Duke St, about two minutes off 395. We were in and out pretty quickly.

I would just pay an agency to do it; not even that expensive. I use a place in Arlington call Atlas.

A couple of the libraries in City of Alexandria have Saturday and Sunday hours.