Doctor Doctor

I submitted my passport application after the oath ceremony on 4/9/02. I didn't know
I will have to travel so I didn't pay any expedite fee to speed up the process. Now
that I need to travel to Asia early next month, my question is: is there a way to
tell the INS of my need for expedite service?

Thanks in advance for your advice!!

Ingo Pakleppa

I don't think you can expedite the application after it is filed. In any case,
INS does not have anything to do with it, it is Department of State. You may want
to visit your nearest passport office (often in post offices) and inquire about
the option of expediting an already-filed passport, but I'd be surprised if it
was possible.

Ingo

On 15 Apr 2002 13:02:54 -0700, [email protected] (Doctor Doctor) wrote:

    >I submitted my passport application after the oath ceremony on 4/9/02. I didn't know
    >I will have to travel so I didn't pay any expedite fee to speed up the process. Now
    >that I need to travel to Asia early next month, my question is: is there a way to
    >tell the INS of my need for expedite service?
    >
    >Thanks in advance for your advice!!

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

(if believe you have a good immigration-related Web site and want your Web site
listed here, please e-mail me).