Originally Posted by
tom_MN
7 November: appt at local acceptance agency for first over age 16 passport
14 November: check clears
19 November: online says expected delivery 25 November
21 November: arrives in mail
no emails ever received
From your description, it is not clear whether you signed up for email notifications or not. Simply providing your email on DS-82 is not enough to receive email updates on your passport renewal status.