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I didn't realize the trip to Italy was a week away. I don't have a passport, so I hope you don't mind my stoopid question. How long does it take to get a passport? I thought it took a while--longer than a week.

Hey I've been at this for a while-- But I still don't know all the particulars.

I once looked up on the net about pp's. Some sites offer 24 hr. pp's others offer 5 day things. Nevertheless, If you have kids you have to have photo's and two parent signature - approval on an application for the children to leave the country. You have to appear at the post office with a signed and filled application representing your children and yourself. The application has to be witnessed at someone at the post office. You can get a visa immediately or next day for you and your kids. Now If I'm wrong I hope someone will correct me, but that is what I read.

How long does it take to get a passport? I thought it took a while--longer than a week.

If you have all the paperwork --2 maybe three weeks.
I got mine in the Navy; The ship was going to make a port-call in a non-NATO country (NATO members accept military ID + orders in lieu of passports).
We got them in 5 days, but that was with a paper-pusher from the State department.

My last renewal took about two weeks.