Mine was processed through #68 as well, and I received the ePassport. Mine was initial application (first US passport after naturalization), not expedited, standard booklet size.

Apparently, I'm going against the grain, because I actually prefer the ePassport and was very happy to receive that version. The next generation passport biodata page is rather too purple for my liking, and I'm a little skeptical of polycarbonate biodata pages after a bad experience with an early Norwegian passport employing that technology. (That said, Norway's passport problems were due to a design flaw that has since been corrected. I have no reason to believe US next-gen passports suffer from the same flaw.)

Well, this day just keeps getting better. I just tried to update my Global Entry with my brand new Passport I received today----and it popped up that it did not recognize that Passport.

Does it usually take a few days before it will work??

30 days. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/show...ferrerid=22732

I am trying to get a sense if the remaining stock of the big book legacy passport blanks is disproportionately larger than the remaining stock of the small book legacy passport blanks, but I already know that it is definitely not uniform across all issuing sites.

1KChinto:
Thank you

You are welcome.

Let me be a bit childish here. I think I will apply for a new Passport next year this time so that I can hopefully get the new style Passport.

Yes, that's silly I know. But I really do want one.

Child passport renewal
 

My timeline for a recent passport application. Hopefully this is encouraging to others.

(Child under 16 age passport renewal. 26 days start to finish time. Standard/routine processing, no rush, no expedited.).

- Appointment Sep 07, 2021 at USPS Cupertino, CA
- USPS $35 check cashed Sept 10, 2021
- Application Status "in process" Sep 10, 2021(Application# 57xxxxxxx, processing in San Francisco)
- Passport fees $80 check cashed Sep 13, 2021
- Application status "Approved" on Sep 30, 2021.
- Passport received via USPS Oct 03, 2021.
- Now waiting for original birth certificate and old passport to be returned, which may take another few weeks


My wife's passport which showed as "in process" since 9/7/21 though is still showing no changes. That passport renewal is being processed out of New Orleans based on first 2 digit of application number.

New applicant, minor/child, standard processing
 

Data point for: New Passport applicant, Minor, Standard/Non-Expedited processing.

8/15: Stayed up until midnight to schedule an appointment at local USPS acceptance facility in Seattle area. Selected one for 4 weeks out. Plenty of time slots. I highly recommend this, or waking up at early if you have a specific site/date/time in mind.
9/13: Application for Minor at local USPS Acceptance Facility. We arrived at the USPS facility with our little applicant (toddler) 15 minutes early. Employee told us to hang outside for another 10 minutes then come back in. We had the application pre-filled using the form filler. Had the passport photo taken on site. Appointment took about 10 minutes. Most of the time was spent trying to corral toddler to look directly at the camera :)
9/16: Application received with Locator Number #53.
10/2: I haphazardly checked for updates. It was approved and said I would receive it on or around 10/10. USPS Dashboard tracker said it was coming from Little Rock, Arkansas.
10/4: Passport received. Not a next gen passport. Now waiting for birth certificate doc.
10/15: Birth cert received.

A few things to note:

• Applicant/toddler has valid NEXUS pass so it could have affected how quickly his application was approved.
• I subscribed to the US Passport Status email update list, but never received any updates. So my date(s) may be slightly off as I checked the site on a random 1-2x/weekly basis.

I'm pleasantly surprised that this took less than a month to process.

Girlfriend had to get passport renewal for a trip in Dec. We were worried until I saw people in thread getting new passport within 5 weeks (in mid Sept,). I guess she probably could have got it in time with regular processing.

Here's here timeline. Send to Philadelphia from Michigan
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9/16 mailed Priority 2 day mail
9/18 Delivery confirmation dated
9/21 check cashed
9/29 Officially received according to passport status check rush return said 10/7 but arrived today 10/5. Just passport, not passport card.

I applied for routine service - sent it in early July.
8/2 - in the system
8/3 - check cashes
9/7 - requested expedited service via email with cc info - never charged and apparently my request to expedite was declined.
And no movement since. It is a 68 code.

I am traveling on 10/18, so I called for an urgent appointment. I now have to fly from CLT-DTW to go to my appointment, since there were no openings in ATL, DC, or PHL. Also my appointment is the morning of 10/18, so after all this I may end up missing my flight. Very frustrating. I'm hoping for the regular process to finally go through. I feel better after reading about some of the faster times - surely they'll get to mine soon!!!

Thank you again for all of your help!

I can confirm that in the course of about 6 hours today he was naturalized as a US citizen, went to his appointment at the passport office with the completed application, photos, and all require documentation, and he is currently headed home with new passport in hand!

9/27/21: Made appointment at the US passport office for the day of his naturalization ceremony. While appointments can be scheduled 14 days in advance, we did not have that much advanced notice, we only found out about his ceremony 11 days before it was scheduled to occur, and since we learned about it on a weekend we were only able to make an appointment 9 days in advance.

10/6/21: naturalization ceremony and passport appointment.

10/7/21: traveling to Canada for the first time in almost 2 years.

That is wonderful news and I'm glad it worked out swimmingly. Safe travels!

I wonder if I'm going to hit the record for passport delays. Standard service, no rush, we don't have any international travel plans until Feb.

7/22/2021: Appointment at USPS for my two underage kids to renew their passports
8/06/2021: Passport "received" according to US Passport website (42 locator - New Orleans)
crickets....

so far nothing for me, so I'm still the record holder. :D