[Noisebridge-discuss] HELP! Passport emergency

Meredith L. Patterson mlp at thesmartpolitenerd.com
Thu Sep 2 19:22:39 UTC 2010


Weirdly, this is often easier if you're already out of the country. I've gotten an emergency passport same-day at a US embassy. So it is possible, it's just going to be a question of figuring out which stateside State Dept. office can do it.

--mlp

On Thu, Sep 02, 2010 at 12:04:28PM -0700, Meredith Scheff wrote:
> Here's my situation.
> I got an emergency contact at burning man that my dad had developed  
> complications from chemotherapy and is on life support, in the ICU. He  
> lives in England.
> A bit before going out to the desert, I had lost my wallet. I had my  
> passport with me, for ID. Somewhere, it went AWOL.
> I need to get to England, like, yesterday. I want to see my dad and be  
> with my family. I have no photo ID. I was born in SF, so I'm going to  
> see if I can get a copy of my birth certificate today. I'm not sure  
> how else to start.
> I have a flight that was booked for the 9th, but now, obviously I want  
> to et on standby as soon as this passport is figured out.
> I am back in SF now. If anyone can provide insight to the passport  
> puzzle. I see there are emergenc passport services that say 'in 24  
> hours' anyone tried these? They're expensive (150$) and I'm pretty  
> short on funds.
> 
> TL;DR - dad is gravely ill, in england. I have no ID whatsoever. Have  
> a flight for the 9th. Need help/advice.
> 
> Drawing and making
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