Originally Posted by
Wise Chaldean
Adult renewal, routine processing, no speedy delivery, standard-size passport book
Mailed: 3/26/22 to Philadelphia from NJ (regular USPS first class mail, so no tracking)
Received: Probably 3/28
In process and check deposited: 4/6; Locator: 69 (Philadelphia)
Will keep you posted as the plot unfolds.
To fill out the DS-82 renewal application form, I used the form filler on the State Dept. website, which put a nifty 2D barcode in the upper left corner of my application when I printed it. I assume that 2D barcodes are magic, and wonder if the reception-to-processing timeframe is longer if you submit a handwritten form. If you have data, please share.
My application, about 20 posts upthread (April 9 at 13:04) was done with the form filler as well. We submitted my wife's application the same way a couple of weeks later. So far it is tracking the same way with the same points of processing. I have to locator number for her application and will post complete details when we get the replacement book (hopefully in a couple of weeks).