There is way to get PCC earlier.
This is really stupid on Consulate\'s behalf. It is applicable at San Fran consulate - but might be applicable at other places.
The deal is: you get PCC the same day if your passport has been issued at SF consulate. It takes 35 days otherwise.
So you can somehow get a new passport issued (change address, add wife, add child, etc. etc.) which takes 3-4 days max. and then get PCC in 1 day after that. So you get PCC in a week against 35 days. The only problem is that you will now have multiple passports to carry around plus if you have already made your application (P3 or AC140) with old passport number, it might be a problem.
but this is something I couldn\'t comprehend. but might save the day for many of us who want PCC quickly.