So I’ve been planning this trip to the UK for GUADEC as well as to visit the London office of my employer, and I fly on Sunday. I applied for my U.S. Passport a month ago, paid the rush fees, and I got it about two hours ago! I couldn’t be happier that this has worked out.
I’m completely astonished by this process. I’ve kept good details on what all it took, and I think these stories need to be told so that my fellow Americans can petition the proper authorities to get enough $$ in the State Department as to be able to provide this ever-increasingly-popular service of getting a passport. Expect a full report in the next few days as I collect my notes. I really wish I had stopped to collect email addresses of the folks I was in line with as to see whether they get their passport today. If you’ve been dealing with the passport fiasco here in the U.S. recently, please drop me a line as I’d be interested to hear your story!