In a message dated 3/8/01 3:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, sitz@xxxx writes: << walked out with a passport in hand about two hours later >> Yeah... been there, done that. Ready to go to Europe on vacation with my son, checked my passport and it was still valid, but didn't check his, since we got them the same time. Ooops. About a week before the trip... looked and his had expired! Being under age at the time of issue, his was only good for 5 years, not 10 like mine. :( Went to Philadelphia, paid extra and got one in a few hours. Usual turn around time, my local county courthouse says, is 5 - 6 weeks. Wayne A. Ernst The New DeLorean Manuals Project vin 11174 "See you in Ireland!"