[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 22, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 22CFR51.66]



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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 51_PASSPORTS--Table of Contents

 

                             Subpart D_Fees

 

Sec.  51.66  Expedited passport processing.



    (a) Within the United States, an applicant for a passport service 

(including issuance, replacement or the addition of visa pages) may 

request expedited processing by a Passport Agency. All requests by 

applicants for in-person services at a Passport Agency shall be 

considered requests for expedited processing, unless the Department has 

determined that the applicant is required to apply at a Passport Agency.

    (b) Expedited passport processing shall mean completing processing 

within 3-business days commencing when the application reaches a 

Passport Agency or, if the application is already with a Passport 

Agency, commencing when the request for expedited processing is 

approved. The processing will be considered completed when the passport 

is ready to be picked up by the applicant or is mailed to the applicant.

    (c) A fee shall be collected for expedited processing service in the 

amount prescribed in the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (22 CFR 

22.1). This amount will be in addition to any other applicable fee and 

does not include urgent mailing costs, if any.

    (d) A request for expedited processing normally will be accepted 

only if the applicant can document urgent departure with airline tickets 

showing confirmed reservation or similar evidence. The Passport Agency 

may decline to accept the request if it is apparent at the time it is 

made that the request cannot be granted.

    (e) The expedite fee may be waived only where the need for expedited 

processing was necessary due to Department error, mistake or delay.



[59 FR 49000, Sept. 26, 1994. Redesignated and amended at 63 FR 5103, 

Jan. 30, 1998; 70 FR 53925, Sept. 13, 2005]