Shribuy said:I took my passport applicaiton to the post office today.
The lady charged me $127 for expedited, $30 for processing and just a $14 for the return express mail. She said that they pay for the express mail going *to* the INS. That seemed weird to me and I kept asking her, but she had the envelope and said that was all I needed to pay.
Does this sound right to you guys?
Also, she said expedited is 2-4 weeks. That just seems way too long... I need to travel in 2.5 week and so paid extra.
Any info would be much appreciated.
I had same experience - I did not even think about it! I applied in the local library (there was an acceptance facility). And the postage I paid is for the passport to be delivered from Passport Agency to my address, not the other way. I think processing fee of 30$ includes delivering your paperwork to the passport agency (in my case - federal building on Wilshire blvd in Los Angeles) and then they will send everything back in pre-paid envelope...
I applied last week, Friday 18th of August. Still waiting...