![]() Two days later, on July 14, the State Department’s Passport Services office conveniently had a press briefing about this very subject, which I attended. is apparently much further than I realized. As of this week, my passport is "in process," which means another potential three months of waiting, plus up to six weeks for shipping, because Philly to D.C. Read more: Your guide to vaccine passportsĪt this point, I feel there's really not much more I can do, so I continue on with my life and accept the reality that I will not be leaving the country anytime soon. to handle, the Dutch Embassy cannot request in this matter." The representative I spoke to told me there was "nothing that could substitute the passport requirement," as there are no alternatives to passports, and that this is "an internal affair for the U.S. and wait on hold for approximately 30 minutes, which at this point was rather refreshing. Next, I call the Netherlands Embassy in D.C. They even offer to put me in touch with the person herself, which I decline for her sake. and Virginia offices for the fifth and sixth time, respectively, both of whom assure me that their passport worker is very competent and is working on it. I attempt to enjoy the rest of my weekend, without this hanging over me, and get back to it June 29, when I call Beyer's D.C. They did apologize via DM, and I was a bit dramatic in referring to my "emergency work trip." Harassing, I mean, messaging the State Department via Instagram and Twitter.Calling Warner's office again at the end of the day to see if rules regarding submitting passport requests had somehow magically changed.Calling the National Passport Information Center two more times, bringing the total to nine calls at this point, without ever successfully getting through the busy signal.Calling both locations of Beyer's office again to request an update.Messaging three D.C.-based contacts on LinkedIn, none of which respond.Mark Warner of Virginia and am told that submitting multiple government requests on my behalf would potentially slow down the process. Don Beyer of Virginia, whose office tells me they will submit my information to their staffer who handles passports and get back to me. Reach out to both the district and D.C. ![]()
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