# Passport Emergency - Facts Needed NOW \[16-Feb-2024\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Tags:** vacation-travel\ **Created:** [February 16, 2024, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654 "2024-02-16T12:04:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/201 "2024-03-21T12:20:06Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I told her I was looking for it, and I had to look _everywhere_. It wasn’t in there. I agree, and I would have looked in those drawers because, as Sherlock Holmes once said, “When you’ve eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/202 "2024-03-21T15:09:12Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > …opening a cupboard door using a putty knife (it had been painted shut when I moved in). > > She asked what I was doing. I told her I was looking for it, and I had to look _everywhere_. It wasn’t in there. What (or who) was? Why would someone seal a perfectly good cupboard? How could you live with the mystery of a locked room, albeit a tiny one? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/203 "2024-03-21T15:16:35Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Why would someone seal a perfectly good cupboard? Someone before I lived there slapped a thick coat of paint on the bathroom walls. The little cupboard was painted shut and I had no immediate need for a cupboard, plus I was renting the place while house-hunting. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/204 "2024-03-21T15:19:39Z")
Sounds like a real professional job. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/205 "2024-03-21T15:23:27Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > C) Once she forgot, she would never have thought to search for a passport in a kitchen drawer full of eating and serving utensils. Does she eat out a lot? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/206 "2024-03-21T15:54:02Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > Does she eat out a lot? 😃 HA! LOL She is on the go, so she eats out 2 or 3 times a week but, more importantly, she only cooks on rare occasions. I eat there a couple of times a week and either cook or bring food. My brother cooks a couple of times a week. So, yes, she is definitely not used to even opening those drawers. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/207 "2024-03-21T23:06:58Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > That’s weirdly long , I discovered mine expired on my trip out to Saudi last month ( so I couldn’t use the TSA precheck line the horror!) , I went to the website on my phone whilst waiting to board, coughed up the 100bucks and renewed. By the time I flew back to the US a week later it was all renewed and tsa precheck and global entry all in place and the United credit card I used gave me the 100 bucks back I put mine in for renewal in August. It’s still “pending review”. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/208 "2024-03-21T23:28:08Z")
I wonder if it just stays pending and then will automatically clear renewal when it expires? Not that I would say it’s ok to wait to apply as everyone is say “long wait times “. I checked my emails and I put in the renewal on line at 2pm Friday and 3:40am Sunday got the status change update , which looks like an automatic clearing and I certainly don’t have any special status so must have gotten lucky. Oh well the mysterious ways of bureaucracy will remain mysterious. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/209 "2024-03-21T23:30:17Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > I wonder if it just stays pending and then will automatically clear renewal when it expires? Yeah, you must have gotten lucky. Mine has already expired - I renewed only just in time last August to avoid it doing so. I don’t plan on flying any time soon, but if I do need to, I hope they do indeed honor that 1 year extension! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/210 "2024-03-21T23:34:49Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > I put mine in for renewal in August. > > It’s still “pending review”. That is weirdly long. I sent in mine for renewal after you, like October or November, and I got my new passport in December. And mine took longer than it should have because apparently my photo arrived damaged so I had to send them another one. ETA: Wait, I see you’re talking about Global Entry, not passports. Never mind. I missed the context earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/211 "2024-03-21T23:52:46Z")
I submitted the Global Entry renewal on August 23, 2023 and it’s still pending, though it’s set to expire a week from tomorrow. I asked about the delay and the form letter response said that processing times for Global Entry are running thirteen to fourteen months, They also said, “If you submit a renewal application before your membership expires, you will be able to continue to use benefits after your membership expiration date. We recommend that you print out a copy of your pending renewal to show the Customs and Border Protection Officer, if requested.” ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/212 "2024-03-22T11:16:49Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I submitted the Global Entry renewal on August 23, 2023 and it’s still pending, though it’s set to expire a week from tomorrow. I only have 3 years left on my Passport and am definitely not looking forward to renewal. My SiL was happy to announce that, when they replaced her lost Passport, they also renewed it even though it had 3 years left on it. I guess that was the one good thing that came out of that traumatic event! Now, she doesn’t have to worry about it for a full ten years. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/213 "2024-03-22T17:52:29Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I only have 3 years left on my Passport and am definitely not looking forward to renewal. My SiL was happy to announce that, when they replaced her lost Passport, they also renewed it even though it had 3 years left on it. I guess that was the one good thing that came out of that traumatic event! Now, she doesn’t have to worry about it for a full ten years. Better now (as others upthread have said, passport processing times are generally reasonable these days) than during the height of COVID. I don’t know how long my daughter’s took; she never said when it arrived. And that was late in 2020, so it would have been as slow as dirt. Luckily in her case, she didn’t need it urgently, I just insisted on replacing it because it is SO handy to have in an emergency. They do basically reissue from scratch when you get a replacement; pretty sure my daughter’s is good through 2030. I may apply for our household passports to be renewed later this year - none of them expire until 2028, but it couldn’t hurt to do it well in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/214 "2024-03-24T09:13:12Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > the cleaning lady she has come in once a week saw it there, she just put it in one of drawers so she could clean the surface of the island. Our cleaning ladies do something similar. They don’t like leaving random items lying around, but are sometimes too lazy to figure out the correct place for them. So they stick them in the nearest drawer, cupboard, etc. We have learned to look for missing items in otherwise unlikely places of concealment. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/215 "2024-03-24T13:03:36Z")
And IMO that sort of thing is an argument against hiring cleaners. I’d feel weird about privacy to begin with, and I’m quite good enough at misplacing my belongings myself, without having to try to figure out what someone I don’t know did with something. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/216 "2024-03-24T13:42:49Z")
One one hand, all of that. On the other hand, I hate cleaning. So either way for me. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/217 "2024-03-24T13:56:26Z")
It also gets you TSA Precheck for domestic flights, which was worth it to me - especially as my credit card reimburses the application fee. Might also be handy if you get to skip the long CBP inspection line and you have a short layover for a connecting flight. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/218 "2024-03-24T15:04:41Z")
I was wondering if I needed to sign up for Global Entry for my planned trip to Glasgow in August, but it looks like my TSA PreCheck is sufficient for a single international trip. Now I just need to verify if I need to get a visa. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/219 "2024-03-25T15:40:09Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > And IMO that sort of thing is an argument against hiring cleaners. In our case, it’s an argument for cleaning up our own damn clutter before the cleaner comes; she / they are there to clean, not organize. Our cleaner (who retired last June, and whom we really, really, really need to replace, would tend to make tidier piles of all our crap. It did indeed occasionally make finding stuff a challenge - which we considered appropriate punishment for our sloth. Luckily we never left out anything important like passports - those are the one rare item for which we have, AND USE, a very specific spot to store them. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654/220 "2024-03-25T16:10:16Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > In our case, it’s an argument for cleaning up our own damn clutter before the cleaner comes; she / they are there to clean, not organize. AH!! She shoots … … she scores! LOL Exactly, and my SiL knows she dropped the ball by leaving such an important document on, of all places, the island. I say “of all places” because that’s where everything gets dropped when one first walks in. Groceries? On the island. Purse, tote, packages? On the island. Etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passport-emergency-facts-needed-now-16-feb-2024/997654.md?page=12)