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Mrs. Spider, New York Age and Occupation: 27, Paralegal Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Advisor Research Engagement Date: December 30, 2005 Wedding Date: October 2006 Venue: Jericho Terrace - Long Island, NY About Me: My favorite parts of wedding planning are DIY projects and figuring out ways to incorporate old traditions into a modern affair.
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Anniversary Take 2

October 9th, 2007 @ 1:48 pm by Mrs. Spider

Thanks to our wonderful travel agent, we have rebooked our anniversary trip to the Bahamas for two weeks from now. Because we wanted to activate the travel insurance we bought, we did not try to get my passport renewed in order to leave a day or two later. Also, we will both be participating in a bike tour for Multiple Sclerosis this Sunday and wanted to be back in town by Friday. In the end, our agent was able to reschedule our trip for the same rate and our new plane tickets are actually cheaper than our original tickets (Jet Blue charges a $35 cancellation fee per ticket and then gives you credit for the remaining balance).

Since I have a confirmed itinerary for travel outside of the U.S. within 14 days, I can go to the New York Passport Agency and renew my passport in person. In order to go to the Passport Agency, you must make an appointment through the Agency’s automated telephone service. Since a few commenters in my earlier post said they have been able to go early to the Agency without an appointment, I called and spoke with a representative to see if I might be able to do that as well. She emphatically told me that I could not. She said that they have been lenient about letting in “campers” before but since stricter passport requirements went in effect this past January (travel outside the U.S. with a valid passport OR birth certificate) and even stricter requirements October 1, 2007 (travel outside the U.S. with a valid passport ONLY), they will no longer let anyone without an appointment confirmation number into the building. She was so belligerent, I almost wanted to camp out this morning just to try and prove her wrong. Alas, I am back to work today so I made an appointment through their automated service and the next available appointment is this Friday afternoon.

The other alternative is to use one of any number of private rush services found by a simple google search for “rush passport” but this option comes at a much higher cost.

Lastly, I want to thank you all for the wonderfully supportive comments as they really meant a lot to me in my time of distress.

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12 Responses to “Anniversary Take 2”

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Jennifer

Yay, I’m so glad you were able to reschedule! Have fun :)

 
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aoedorothee (message)  248 posts, Helper bee

oh good! so glad it’s going to work out! and sorry you now have to deal with a gov’t agency to renew your passport.

 
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tyffaknee

hooray! I’m glad everything worked out! Hope you have a great trip! :D

 
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S

“She was so belligerent, I almost wanted to camp out this morning just to try and prove her wrong.”

hehe, I was thinking somewhat the same thing…the lady is not telling the truth!!! but no need to camp out early since your plans worked out.

Have a Great time & enjoy when you go!!! (to your anniversary trip that is!!

 
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Miss Jasmine (message)  1,154 posts, Bumble bee

So happy it all worked out!!! Have a wonderful trip :)

 
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2ingkos

Woohoo!! I’m so happy for you. Have a wonderful trip. :)

 
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Tea

oh yay. i’m glad you still get to go!

 
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bearbride (message)  309 posts, Helper bee

best of luck mrs. spider! i would be devastated if that happened to me (and it totally would).

 
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Tricia

Glad to hear you were able to reschedule! Also, kudos for doing the MS Bike Tour- I will be riding as well!

 
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Tammy

Just a heads up on the passport office… Even though you have an “appointment” get there early! They probably give lots of people the same time slot. My cousin needed a rush passport over the summer and though they didn’t have an appointment and went early in the day, it took them well into the afternoon.

 
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angie b.

i’m so glad that you were able to reschedule! have fun!

 
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Shamrock

By the way not sure where are staying but I just got back from Nassau- I stayed at Atlantis’s new resort- The Cove. It was beyond amazing and highly recommend grabbing a bite to eat at Mesa Grill (the Cove) and Dunes (which is in the One and Only Ocean Club). Can’t wait to go back.

 


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