Submitted passport application on May 1st
received on May 12th
received emailed that passport has been overnighted with tracking UPS info May 17th
will have passport tmw May 18th via UPS
my trip is on May 19th !
Talk about cutting it close !
so happy to receive my passport in time for my DR trip. Thanks to all the tips from this site I was able to receive my passport book in 18 calendar days!
feel free to ask me how I did it. Everyone was saying even with me paying for expedited service it would take 4-6 weeks !