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11-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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#1 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Looking to renew my passport..due to my work hours.. i'm not able to get to a passport office till 3:30-4:00pm M-F. Just wondering if anyone has renewed at the Richmond location lately and if there are huge lineups there after say 3pm. They are open till 5:30 unlike the other locations which shut down at 4:30.
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11-15-2011, 02:18 PM
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#2 | | 10psi aint enough...
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Richmond location for renewal traffic is little faster than DT one. Tried it out on my last renewal and only took 20-30mins. Somewhat acceptable to me.
Remember the ticket machine accepts credit card only for parking, unless they changed to coins now.
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11-15-2011, 02:24 PM
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I remember going to Richmond location earlier in the year and the line ups were short. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-15-2011, 03:21 PM
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Do you use your passport constantly?
Can't you use the mail-in system if your so busy..?
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11-15-2011, 03:30 PM
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#5 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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When I worked in the downtown office we had a "dropbox" service.
Basically, we had a 1st floor office at sinclair center that just took applications and checked them for completion - lines are usually around 10-15 minutes even at peak hours. I believe that drop box office still exists so you might want to give it a try.
Note that all passport applications will take 2 or more weeks to process and returned to you. If you need to get it renewed in a hurry you might want to consider Express, Pickup, or even Urgent service (with extra costs of course)
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11-15-2011, 04:20 PM
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just got my passport renewed yesterday. the simplified renewal process still takes a while. you line up and submit all the documents but you still need to take a number and wait to be seen to get it renewed. they need to see you in person so they know the passport is not stolen and what not.
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11-15-2011, 04:23 PM
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went to the surrey central location, waited 20mins during weekday noon time.
Got my new passport in the mail less than 2 weeks
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11-15-2011, 06:27 PM
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#9 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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Originally Posted by Chronix  just got my passport renewed yesterday. the simplified renewal process still takes a while. you line up and submit all the documents but you still need to take a number and wait to be seen to get it renewed. they need to see you in person so they know the passport is not stolen and what not. | this is incorrect
they do NOT need to see you in person.
though it must be someone that you are related to (ie: having joe blow over there is not going to work)
so OP, you may go get your parents or wife/CL partner to apply for you
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