Originally Posted by
elizadoo
How is it that you were able to mail a renewal packet to St Albans? On my renewal paperwork it says it MUST be mailed to Texas (I'm in Florida). The MUST is capitalized. Thanks!
National Passport Processing Center Irvin Texas sent the passport application electronically to St Albans-
NOT the applicant. The NOT is capitalized.
All mailed applications are sent to one of two places (Irvin, TX or Philidelphia, PA) where the checks are deposited. The Centers then dole them out to
one of
many passport adjudication and printing locations. That location can be identified by the first two numbers of your application location number. Irvin or Philly is just the first step of the application journey. Load leveling, applicant location, and urgency play a part in which printing center eventually produces and mails the final product(s).