In Reply to: Thanks for the advice.... posted by jmg_perth on Saturday, 15. January 2005 at 20:24 Bali Time:
Our friends daughter was turning 18 three weeks before going to Bali. The passport people would not let her parents get a child passport because she would be an adult when she travelled. BUT they had to wait until she was 18 to apply for the passport! So her parents decided they would do the fast track. However, the Post Office Manager said "Dont worry about paying for the fast track, it will be done in a week anyway!" They were concerned but thought this guy would know his job. So they did the normal one. Well, the week before travel (Sun dept) the passport had not arrived. It came the Friday before the left, but only after they went back to the Post Office and threatened murder!
So make sure you do this fast track even if the PO tries to convince you otherwise.
And then you can relax and enjoy your flight!