Originally Posted by
Steinbeck1211
The state department just updated their website to reflect a 4 week wait until an application status can be checked online instead of the previous 14 day wait after applying. This shows that not only are they overwhelmed with applications but also with nervous people who cannot find their application in the system after 14 days
Their webmaster/comms folks need to coordinate better - as of 3:30pm EST today the actual passport application status webpage is still indicating to call after 14 days....
U.S. Passport Application Status (state.gov) when it gives the results of the initial search:
Your Application Status
Application Status: Not Found
We did not find a record of an active passport application for you in our system.
If you are checking your status less than 14 days after you applied, Not Found means your application is still in transit to one of our passport agencies and centers. Please check again on this site when it has been at least 14 days since you applied.
If you applied more than 2 weeks ago and cannot find your passport status online, please call the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778 (or TDD/TTY 1-888-874-7793) to check on the status of your application.