Originally Posted by
rebecuna
reference point: child renewal at USPS, expedited everything
9/25 applied for both kids to renew at the post office, expedited application and express return mail
9/27 applications arrived at destination (Philadelphia) according to USPS
10/16 as of today, both applications still say "not available" and that it may take up to 4 weeks to be listed as "in process". Check has not been cashed. It's only been 3 weeks, but this doesn't seem like a good sign...
How bad is this?? We have flight itinerary/price locked for another week, at which point we will have to decide whether to book for this trip that would start Nov. 18 (which would be just under 8 weeks from when we applied). Dates are not flexible. Do we have hope?
My adult application renewal was mailed (expedited) the same day from the same USPS facility, and showed up as in process on 9/29, with check cashed the same day. No movement since then.
So it looks like your applications have not even been scanned in yet. Based on my internet research on this thread, you might be in trouble. The only hail Mary play you have left is a congressional inquiry. Google who your congressperson / representative is, they all have contact forms on their website and "passport help" is a choice. Sometimes that gets things moving. Technically given the timelines the State Department has given, you should not get yours in time, but there are data points on here of people getting passports in a month with congressional help.