22 C.F.R. § 51.66 Expedited passport processing.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(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]
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 51—PASSPORTS
Subpart D—Fees
§ 51.66 Expedited passport processing.
