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.
Update: Application status changed to Approved on 5/8. Received new (Old Gen) passport 5/12 in a priority mail envelope with a Portsmouth NH return address, but that according to the tracking history was actually sent from Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ergo, I plan to name the new passport Southern Comfort rather than Yankee Doodle. And I think locator 69 is Portsmouth, not Philadelphia. Will update again when I receive my old passport back.