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One oddity about my passports:
- My renewal, total of about 4 weeks of actual processing time, was the same style (or close to it) as my old passport.
- My kids' renewals, one under 18 y.o. and one just over 18, were both the new style. They took about 5 weeks of actual processing time (requiring birth certificates, in-person application, etc.).
Al three passports arrived within 2 days of each other. I have no idea how they decide who gets what style of passport.