Doh!

rubber_chicken

So today I got offered the opportunity I've been dying for! A chance to work with our London team.  And they want me to leave this weekend!

So I come home, start packing, dig out my passport...and it's expired.

FML!

So now I get to spend tomorrow at the regional processing center, begging them to issue me a new passport in time for my flight.   I feel like such a doofus!!

Moral of the story? Never let your passport expire.  Because it's really hard to Lean In when they won't let you leave the country...

financialdiva

I LOLed at your last sentance.

GL! Hope you are able to get everything resolved today!! I'm going to be optomistic for you and tell you safe travels! :-)

LoCarb

Congrats on the new opportunity!

It costs a small fortune but you can probably get an expedited passport within hours. H recently had the same issue.

Curls218

We had a client realize the day before he was supposed to leave the country that his passport was expired.  It took a bunch of $$ and a lot of patience with the passport office, but he made his flight with time to spare.  Glad you got the packing out of the way at least!

itsmevkb

Congrats on such a great opportunity and good look with the passport!

rubber_chicken

I got the passport!

This isn't exactly advertised, but it is possible to get a same day passport at a regional processing center.  If you go to the us gov passport page, there's a link for getting a passport in a rush.  It says within 2 weeks, but you can likely get the passport same day, or next day.  There's a 24 hour automated number you call to make an appointment  (I called at 11:30pm and got a 9:30am appointment).  You show up to your appointment with the materials, proof of your upcoming trip (ie reason for needing it expedited), and then give them ~4 hours to print it.  It was the most hassle-free experience I've ever had at a government office.

Oh, and if you have several centers within driving distance, choose the one that's not as popular.