Originally Posted by
FallenPlat
As careful readers of this thread may have already figured out, the Irving, Texas, processing center seems to have returned to normal:
3/12/21: Mailed application by certified mail; did not pay to expedite
3/18/21: Application received (six days for an intra-Metroplex letter!)
3/19/21: Check cashed
4/13/21: Approved
4/15/21: New passport received
That's 34 days, less than five weeks, which is back to normal. I deliberately didn't expedite so as to avoid the Philadelphia processing center. I did, however, pay Walgreens $15 for a passport photo -- wasted money, I know. I also renewed early so as to avoid any "back to traveling" rush that might happen since my old passport was on its last couple of years anyway and since, conversely, a "no international travel" time like now is a good time to renew.
Our check cashed date is 3/24. They actually got the paperwork in PA on 3/7 per USPS delivery confirmation and took their sweet time to get the application scanned. Based on the number of days, it took them 17 business days from check cashed to approved for you.
For us, today is business day number 18. Our approval came at 3 AM on 3/24 so techincally, its business day number 19 for us. Lets see.
