Originally Posted by
travelinmanS
I applied at a consulate yesterday for a renewal. They said it would take 2-3 weeks for me to get the new passport. I'll update the actual timeline once I receive the new one.
One of the US embassies to which I've been by in recent days in Europe took 11-12 business days for the applicant's passport to get back for pick-up. And that was about 2-5 business days more than what I was seeing there in say January or at this time last year.
Originally Posted by
Section 107
Does anybody have experience to relate for renewal for a minor?
See my words above.
Where/how are you planning to apply? I generally try to minimize use of a non-State facility as the application acceptance agent if I can help it -- and I would avoid it more so in this era when the USPS is messed up more than usual.
Originally Posted by
SJCFlyerLG
I'll take you up on that. I'll call and ask when I get it if I do nothing else, and when I get it if I pay the $60 extra. My bet is that they will say they can't say.
If I were in your situation, I would not pay the expedite fee at this point even if they said it would get the passport back 3-10 days earlier than is possibly the case already.