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You read earlier that I procrastinated on getting my vaccinations until yesterday. Well Mr. Bee picked up my passport today too - and we’re leaving for Costa Rica on an 8 am flight tomorrow! I swear I was just too busy!

For those of you looking to get your passport expedited, here’s the low down on the process I went through. I tried to get an appointment at the New York Passport Agency (which happens to be within walking distance), but they were all booked. So I researched a couple of different passport expediting services in New York, and many of them recommended It’s Easy Passport.

There were two forms I downloaded from the site and filled out - the passport application, and an authorization letter for It’s Easy to process my application. Then I took the forms, two passport photos, my old passport, a copy of my e-ticket, and headed to their office. Once I was there, I simply submitted all the requisite documentation, paid the fee and I was out of there in 5 minutes.

These were the fees as follows:

Passport Renewal + Expedited fee to State Department - $127
It’s Easy 4 Day Processing Fee - $145
Total - $272

I dropped my application off on February 16th, a Friday, and my passport arrived the following Friday, the 23rd. Monday was a holiday so it took 4 business days to process. All in all, a pretty easy process.

According to the State Department website, I can get a new passport when I change my name without a fee if my passport was issued within the last year. So I promise - no more procrastination, and I’m going to change my name when I return!