Originally Posted by
BBock
HMMMM.....that directly contradicts what I was told 2 times when I called into the passport agency. They said my application time started on the day I mailed it 4/7. If what you are saying is true then there is no way I will receive it in time. I guess I need to call in and upgrade to expedited service then?
Originally Posted by
zephyr17
From the passport status website:
"...our processing time does not include mailing time"
As I pointed out before, their definition of mailing time includes "sitting in our mailroom" time, not just USPS transit time. It is 12 weeks from when when they logged it in and started processing it, in your case, 5/7.
Correct. If you don't already have it, as soon as you have a tracking number, call in to the processing center and upgrade to expedited processing/delivery (will have to pay a fee). Once it is two weeks out from your travel date you can then ask your congresscritter's office to intervene.