Originally Posted by
captainstubing
I mailed my renewal off on Sept 8 via regular first class mail. I did not pay the expedite fee or make any special requests, but I received my new passport, quite shockingly, on Sept 19. It was mailed back to me from New Hampshire, via Priority Mail.
I saw an article in yesterday's newspaper that said, according to the passport office, that the backlog has been eliminated. Waiting times to recieve passports should be back to normal, according to this article.
Ed