17 days total for expedited service and delivery, 6-23 April 2024 :tu:
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• Mailed via Priority Mail: 6 April 2024
• Delivered in Philadelphia: 11 April 2024
• New passport issued: 16 April 2024
• Received new passport: 23 April 2024

This is a good one to compare expedited vs regular: I mailed mine priority to Philadelphia for regular processing: delivered April 5 (Friday), received April 8, and still in process as of 5 minutes ago.

So my passport book was received today; this one is a good one for comparison to Expat because we both submitted to Philadelphia but he requested Expedited while I did not. My total timeline was April 3 - May 10 or 38 days (5 weeks) total door to door - or about twice the time of expedited processing.
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- Mailed via Priority Mail: 3 Apr 2024
- Delivered in Philadelphia: 5 April 2024
- "Status: In Process" and "Received on 8 April" and "allow 4-8 weeks for routine service" via website: 9 April 2024
Requested email notifications - 9 April 2024
- Email Notification "Application Status: In Process. Your application was received on 8 April": 7 May 2024 1930hrs
- Email Notification "Application Status: Approved": 8 May 2025 0200hrs
- Email Notification "Application Status: Shipped": 8 May 2024 1800hrs
- Email Notification "Application Status: Approved": 8 May 2024 2200hrs
- USPS Tracking email/text update: Received at Tucson, AZ Mail Facility: 8 May 2024 1725hrs
- USPS Tracking email/text update: Delivered Fairfax, VA, 10 May 2024, 0930hrs

My total timeline was April 3 - May 10 or 38 days (5 weeks) total door to door (although still awaiting passport card and supporting docs).

Email notifications leaves a bit to be desired as the notifications came weeks behind actual events and a little bit of out of order. Monitoring of the website is still best.

But pretty good service overall and still on par with pre-COVID.

12 May ETA: On looking closely at my passport and the Priority Mail envelope I noticed two curious things: 1) The passport information page says the Date of Issue was 7 May, the day BEFORE the website and email notifications stated it was only approved and being prepared of 8 May; and 2) the email notification and USPS tracking info stated the passport was shipped from Tucson, AZ but the return address on the mailing label states Portsmouth, NH. I guess they have a template for the mailing label - probably for billing/accounting purposes.

18 May ETA: Expired Passport (supporting documents) mailed on May 15, delivered on May 18. Although application was sent to Phildelphia, the enevelope for the expired passport has a return address of Sterling, VA, and the postmark on the envelope is from New Hampshire. Passport card mailed from New Hampshire also on May 8, delivered May 12.

Mailed May 6 from CA
Standard processing
Received update on May 16 that it was approved and would take 6-8 weeks
Received on May 23.

Curious. Mailed passport May 23 or so. Status shows "in process" since May 29th. But the payment check hasn't been cashed yet. Normally they cash it even before the status updates. Any idea what that might be?
P.S. Wonder if I forgot to sign the check :/ If I did - nothing to do but wait till they contact me, I guess?

If there are any issues, be prepared to wait as long as the usual processing times are. And then they will send you a letter which with current USPS times can take up to 10 days to arrive.

That's not good. Might have to end up going to the passport center.
How does it work if I have an application in progress and suddenly have to use a local passport center to get the passport sooner?

You can try contacting them:

https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...passports.html

Called today. Call center picked up immediately but had no information and could not help. "If there is a problem, they will contact you".

I have an appointment for a passport renewal in Houston next week

1) will I receive the passport while I wait?
2) will my old passport be returned immediately ( I need the visas )

1.Once approved, they will discuss with you the options for delivery based on your circumstances. But no, you will not get it while you are standing at the counter in the office. Depending on several factors, but mostly on the time of your appointment, you can usually pick it up in a few hours - so try to get as early an appointment as possible. If your appt is late in their day you might have to pick it up the next morning.
2. Yes, supporting materials should/will be returned at the same time as the new passport.

Ensure you have all needed documentation and photos. More info here: Apply at the Houston Passport Agency (state.gov)

Locator 45... wait times now? June 2024
 

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with the wait times for a new passport application. We submitted my daughter's application on 5/28, in process as of 6/3.

Check the last couple of pages of this thread. You're within the normal time frame, although you haven't specified if you did standard or expedited, or if it was mailed or submitted in person at the post office.

Expedited processing an expedited shipping back to me. Sorry about that ;)