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fisherman Oct 13, 2023 7:48 pm

Things are moving.

Expedited service, expedited shipping
Delivered to Philadelphia: September 28th (Thursday)
New passport delivered: October 13th (Friday)

Glad to see times are getting back to normal!

Rirruto Oct 16, 2023 2:18 pm


Originally Posted by Rirruto (Post 35502120)
Passport renewal for my 5 year old son.

8/12/23 - Submitted application at USPS location
8/15/23 - Application appears on Application Status website as received
8/16/23 - Check cashed

Location 42 - New Orleans

Passport received - 10/14/23

63 days from application submission to receiving the passport. Not bad at all.

jdawg Oct 17, 2023 3:59 pm

Standard Passport renewal, routine service, shipped USPS First Class (from post office).

Mailed to Irving, TX - September 26
In Process - October 11
Check Cleared - October 13
Approved - October 26
Mailed - October 27
Received - October 30

Location 50 - Los Angeles Passport Agency

miles4CDG Oct 18, 2023 6:13 am

Renewal, expedited service, expedited shipping:

Priority mailed to Philadelphia, PA: September 12th
New passport delivered: October 17th

5 week turnaround 👍🏻

aimango Oct 23, 2023 9:58 am

10/03 P2 applied for brand new passport at usps, expedited service
10/20 status updated to say arrive 10/21 but shipping details were never updated
10/21 received passport in the mail

TravelhardPlayhard Oct 25, 2023 9:30 pm

10/16 Mailed in two passport renewal applications expedited to PA, in two different envelopes.
10/20 online application status for both changed to In progress
10/20 one check was cashed electronically
10/23 Second check cashed by deposit.

lowfareair Oct 27, 2023 8:47 am


Originally Posted by TravelhardPlayhard (Post 35694607)
10/16 Mailed in two passport renewal applications expedited to PA, in two different envelopes.
10/20 online application status for both changed to In progress
10/20 one check was cashed electronically
10/23 Second check cashed by deposit.

Essentially same here from PA for expedited:

Delivered to them Fri 10/13
Marked as received Mon 10/16
Check cashed Tue 10/17
Shipped Tue 10/24
Arrived back (paid for priority) 10/26

If anyone needs to get your passport renewed, now is absolutely the time to do it.

Boraxo Oct 29, 2023 1:52 pm

10/19/23 - Submitted passport application at USPO (minor) - paid for expedited processing (regular mail both directions).
10/27/23 - Passport approved (could have been sooner as first time I checked).
11/01/23 - Projected delivery date and actual arrival date.

Still waiting on the passport card and docs.

This has to be some kind of record for us - my last "expedited" app took 2+ months .

pesos Oct 29, 2023 4:48 pm

Turned in emergency passport with application at the Tokyo embassy on 9/28. Passport received by mail here in Tokyo on 10/28. Expedite not possible from abroad.

jdawg Oct 30, 2023 7:47 pm


Originally Posted by jdawg (Post 35671967)
Standard Passport renewal, routine service, shipped USPS First Class (from post office).

Mailed to Irving, TX - September 26
In Process - October 11
Check Cleared - October 13
Approved - October 26
Mailed - October 27
Received - October 30

Location 50 - Los Angeles Passport Agency

Just got the passport via priority mail - standard renewal took 4.5 weeks from sending in the application, not too bad at all!

kansaiflyer Nov 2, 2023 8:53 am

I just got my passport and passport card. I had the appointment at the Vancouver consulate on October 8. I received the passport and card on Nov 1. Not too bad.

zmb Nov 7, 2023 11:28 am

Surprisingly Fast Regular Service
 
Tuesday, October 17: Application for passport book only (not renewing the card since I have NEXUS now) mailed via Priority Mail from Seattle to Philadelphia, delivered on Thursday, October 19.
Monday, October 23: Application received by locator 75.
Tuesday, October 24: Check electronically presented (as an artifact of how ACH works, this is going to be the next business day after the check was received)
Monday, November 6: Passport book shipped. USPS received it on Tuesday, November 7 and delivery is scheduled on Thursday, November 9 by Priority Mail.
Wednesday, November 8: Supporting documentation mailed.

Two weeks for regular service without future travel plans. That was surprisingly fast, even faster than when I received my first adult passport in 2014.

Larrude Nov 24, 2023 9:33 am

We also received service 2 weeks - regular service, no travel plans.

I was surprised that our old passports, with the hole punched in them, were not returned as they have always been. Is this a change, or will they come under seperate cover?

SPN Lifer Nov 25, 2023 10:32 pm

Several years ago, I received my expired passport separately.

zmb Nov 29, 2023 4:08 pm


Originally Posted by Larrude (Post 35768927)
I was surprised that our old passports, with the hole punched in them, were not returned as they have always been. Is this a change, or will they come under seperate cover?

Old passports are mailed separately using First Class mail, no tracking and slower service.


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