So originally I read this thread and have seen so many highs and lows and it scared me... but have faith! I know you guys keep seeing “reach out to your senators” but please do ... because it WORKS. I am Brooklyn, NY based.


Expedited Services requested:

05/27/22 - Passport shipped from Brooklyn, NYC and arrived in Philadelphia, PA same DAY

06/03/21 - Passport on processing .....

06/17/21 - Passport still in processing....

06/17/21 - Reached out to Senator Kristen Gillibrand’s office and Chuck Schumer’s office around 2am in the morning after doing some forum research on steps to take when in doubt and travel date is approaching.

06/17/21 - Response from Kristen Gillibrand’s case work office SAME DAY 2pm assigning me a casework number. Requested I fill out the privacy act form and I sent it back same day.

(It is now 6/22/21 and STILL NO response from Chuck Schumer’s office, you can’t even reach his office on a landline).

06/21/21 - Kristen Gillibrand’s office reaches back out to me to confirm they’ve submitted an inquiry on my behalf 11am.

06/21/21 - PASSPORT APROVED 11:07pm

06/24/21 - Expected arrival date of passport.

*** 06/25/21 is my Travel date. ***