Originally Posted by
eng3
Planning to renew my passport in mid December. Want to travel in mid Feb (have GE). I live in NJ near Philly.
Am I reading correctly, that it's taking about the same amount of time for routine vs expedited?
Wondering if it is worth paying for expedited or even faster shipping (note sure where it will be mailed out from)
Haven't decided on standard or large book either (take 4 trips a year, very rarely need full page visas). However from reading, it doesn't seem to matter either.
My renewal using normal mail and no expedite took about 30 days. The new passport was sent by priority mail. In my opinion it isn't worth paying for expedited but your experience may vary. I'd just do it sooner rather than later so you have some extra buffer time before your travel.
Also don't be surprised if you can't update your new passport info on the global entry site right away. From what I've researched it can take 30 to 45 days before it will recognize your new passport number. It's been about 30 days since I got my new passport and I haven't been able to update yet. From what I've read your new passport will still work for GE even if not yet updated on their web site.