Originally Posted by
kiwinuked
Online Renewal Timeline:
Passport Renewal option: Online Submission, Large Passport Book (52 pages), expedited processing, expedited shipping
Submitted Online - 01/09/23
Email - Your Passport Application Status – Received - 01/11/23
Email - Your Passport Application Status – In Process - 03/02/23
Email - Your Passport Application Status – Shipped - 03/04/23
Using the tracking number from the online portal (Online Passport Renewal - MyTravelGov) I saw that the passport was sent on 03/03/23 and is to be delivered by today (03/04/23).
Pretty ridiculous that they said this would take 3-5 weeks for expedited and 6-9 weeks for routine applications. During the online passport renewal process they also asked for you to pick your potential trip date and if it was earlier than 6 weeks they wouldn't let you submit it online. I picked a date that was 6 weeks out for the expedited option. Their phone number to get the in person passport renewal is a joke too. The online renewal people have to go through two operators to reach someone who could help. Also the website is horrible and goes down frequently.
TLDR:
At this current time DO NOT DO THE ONLINE RENEWAL if you need your passport within the next 2-3 months.
Online renewal was taken down on 2/7. Currently it is not possible.
You can apply for the refund of expediate passport fee. (
https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...st/refund.html)
From the page:
Our expedited service commitment is to process your passport application within 35 business days (Mondays-Fridays, excludes federal holidays) from the date we receive your application at a passport agency or center (or from the date you request an upgrade from routine to expedited service).
Please note that expedited service can take 5-7 weeks. Our processing times begin the day we receive your application at a passport agency or center, not the day you mail your application or apply for a passport at a local acceptance facility.
However, I think before 2/6, the process time of expediated service was 3-5 weeks.