Summary: When applying for a passport, gather pictures and several forms of ID before heading to the passport office. Get a passport quickly with tips from a travel agent in this free video on traveling.
Russ Handler owns an online travel agency, and he is a known travel expert in the Tampa Bay area who has been featured as an expert on travel for decades on local television and radio...read more
"Hi, everyone. I'm Russ Handler and I just love to travel. I'm sure you do too. You know, one of the perplexing things these days is, if you want to travel to the Bahamas, you now need a passport. Just a year and a half ago, that wasn't the case. So a lot of people are finding out that they're booking cruise reservations and then they need to quickly get a passport. I'll show you how to quickly get a passport. First of all, you cannot do it entirely online. You must be present with several forms of ID because you'll need to take an oath before a federal officer. Now, first of all, you want to definitely get started online. This will save a lot of time once you get to your passport office. Go to travel.state.gov/passport. Once there, you'll be able to choose your state and you'll be able to fill out all the pertinent information that you're going to need to have when you go to process that passport. There's several documents that you're going to need on top of several supporting documents, such as, pictures and other items such as ID. Gather all that information in advance then go to your passport office. If you need to expedite it quickly, the quickest they can do it is available, but it's going to cost you a little extra money. But times vary, so check with your local office. And that's how you do it. I'm Russ Handler."
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gobluetravel said
on 8/21/2009 You can also get a US passport through an expediting company. They are legit. I used rushmypassport.com and got it in 3 days.