The Passport Guys

I realized on a SUNDAY morning just one day before my trip to London that my passport had just expired. I got my documents to Howard at The Passport Guys Sunday night and had a new passport in my hand on Monday afternoon! Howard was available through every step of the way and helped me fill out the paperwork for expedited renewal. If you need it, I cannot recommend this service more highly.

Saturday morning I realized my passport was expired for my trip to Europe 8 days later. I called the official passport agencies in both Philadelphia and New York; both had their first open appointment a few days into my trip. I looked at a few passport sites where I could fedex my passport to renew it, including a sketchy one hosted at
which I almost used because it looked government sanctioned and therefore legit.
So then I decided to turn to Unilocal to help figure out who I could trust. It occurred to me I might even be able to find someone local so I could physically drop off and pick up the passports because who wants to risk FedEx losing them.
I found Howard at passport guys and he is awesome. I sent email on Saturday and then I tried calling as well. He called me an hour or two later and reassured me I could drop off my passport on Wednesday and get it back Thursday or Friday. Which is exactly what happened, no issues. He was so helpful and gave clear instructions.
The one thing to know is that his current location on Delaware avenue is a little sketchy and there is all kinds of construction going on. You might have to get creative with parking. But its right off 95 easy in and out. I got there before noon both times with no problems.
Good luck and thanks again Howard. Because of you I am writing this review from London. :)

For those of you who that find themselves in an «oh sh**» situation this is your answer! I must admit there is a level of anxiety handing your passport over to someone else to handle and crossing your fingers you get it back and can be on your flight same day. But trust Howard. Instead of spending my day waiting in the passport agency hoping someone would take pity on me crying at their window to process it same day, I had a relaxing yoga class and got my bags packed. Howard arrived with the passport at 445 and I was all set for my 845 flight. Even gave him a hug I was so grateful for his service don’t care that it was expensive!

Even though it turns out I don’t need an expedited passport, they gave me helpful information about getting my regular passport renewed.

I had to get a passport to fly to Japan for a family emergency in 2 days. Howard is extremely professional, helpful, and a really nice guy. He seems to really want to help you and even went out of his way to pull some strings to see if the post office could process my documents after their processing hours were up, which they did.
If you need a passport ASAP, this is your guy.

First let me say I never write reviews. Everrrrr… but The Passport Guys deserve this one.
HOWARD! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
I was having the absolute worst time trying to get my passport through the post office. I will NEVER go through the post office or anyone that is not the passport guys ever again. I called Howard with only 1 week to get my passport and I was worried because I already had an application in processing (went through post office first time) and didn’t think I could go through processing somewhere else but Howard made it happen and I had my passport three days later with no more hassle. I’m so happy. Thank you!

I’ve been in passport hell trying to obtain a passport for a minor whose grandmother is his guardian. I found The Passport Guys on the internet and called immediately. Howard was so helpful! I wasn’t able to utilize his services due to some case complexities but he walked me through exactly what steps he would take in order to get the passport in hand before our impending trip. The advice he freely shared only comes with experience and shows that this is a company with integrity.

AMAZING! My bf and I were in a bind and needed to get his passport renewed in a day and Howard couldn’t have been more helpful. We dropped off all necessary documents to his office on Sunday afternoon and had his renewed passport by 5:30 Monday. Howard saved our vacation!

«What did Unilocal say?» my coworker nervously asks when I tell her that I’m using a private company to expedite my passport renewal. Good Question… oh wait, no Unilocal review!
Which brings me here. After doing some research I found The Passport Guys on the internet and I was stoked to see that their offices were here in Philadelphia. I had originally called to see if I could just directly renew my passport through the Philadelphia Passport agency, however after a few automated phone calls I realized it would be a tight squeeze to get an appointment and get everything mailed in time for my trip.
It’s a slightly nerve-​racking thing to do to get your passport renewed through an outside company. Even after calling them to confirm their actual existence. And it doesn’t help that their office is in one of those large outdated office building located on what feels like the very edge of center city Philadelphia. However, once I got inside the office I felt at ease. The guy greeted me by name immediately and because I had all my paperwork prepped with me (since their website was so thorough and clear) I was in and out of the office in 5 minutes.
It’s obviously an expensive service but great if you’re in a bind! They also have 24 hour turnover for all of you who are being whisked away by your lover to International Destinations… Love it!