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Boraxo Jan 25, 2019 10:24 am

Update for renewal of child passport (regular service):

Jan 15 Applied at Post Office
Jan 23 Received locator #
Jan 24 Passport printed
Jan 25 Received USPS tracking #
Jan 29 Delivered
Feb - Will update with delivery date for Passport Card and Birth Cert return

Now if only I could get one of my passports back from the Venezuelan Embassy... LOL

scracer14 Jan 25, 2019 9:12 pm

  • Mailed Friday January 18 - expidiated with money order
  • Recieved by agency Tuesday January 21 (due to holiday Monday)
  • Notified today, Friday January 25th that it will arrive next Wedneday (Express mail option)
Not bad, total 10 days with a holiday.

magique99 Jan 27, 2019 4:19 pm


Originally Posted by Boraxo (Post 30699839)
Update for renewal of child passport (regular service):

Jan 15 Applied at Post Office
Jan 23 Received locator #
Jan 24 Passport printed
Jan 25 Received USPS tracking #

Now if only I could get one of my passports back from the Venezuelan Embassy... LOL

Did you put your upcoming travel date on the application?

elsenor Jan 28, 2019 10:38 am

Renewal passport book, filled out online, printed, mailed USPS Priority from CA to TX, regular service.
01/08 mailed
01/10 delivered to Irving, TX
01/14 check cleared
01/28 status checked online, issued locator, shows "currently being processed"...

I'm not sweating our March 7 trip just yet.

Boraxo Jan 28, 2019 11:22 am


Originally Posted by magique99 (Post 30707729)
Did you put your upcoming travel date on the application?

yes for June 2019. So we did not request rush service or pay expedite fees. Hard to top 2 weeks 😃

hipquest Jan 29, 2019 11:50 am

Just saw this thread and am posting as a data point.
Expedited Renewal service with 1st time request for card
Overnighted on Friday 12/28/2018
Received by Passport office Saturday 12/29/2019
Received Passport locator# Wednesday 1/2/2019
Received Passport issued email Thursday 1/3/2019
Received Passport 1/4/2019

One week turnaround, we were impressed.

Daythunder Jan 31, 2019 3:44 am

First time new passport processing time for regular processing
Mail application and checks on 01-02-2019
Checks cashed 01-09-2019
"Passport mailed" email received on 01-29-2019
Passport received 01-30-2019
Passport issue date is 01-19-2019

magique99 Feb 2, 2019 4:29 pm

minor for regular process

01-08-2019 usps acceptance
01-10-2019 check cahsed/trackable online
01-29-2019 issued
01-30-2019 printed
02-01-2019 recieved.

I was told on phone that the case was processed at NH, but the passport was mailed out from AR.

Shaun Gains Feb 5, 2019 11:30 am

13 days
 
First Time Adult, Expedited and Next Day Delivery

Applied: 01/23/2019
Rcvd at Passport Agency: 01/29/2019
Mailed and Trackable: 02/04/2019
Rcvd by me: 02/05/2019

Happy Feb 5, 2019 5:19 pm

Regular renewal, did not pay for expedited processing.

Same 13 days

Sent in Jan 24 at local USPS (Irvings, TX)

Payments cleared bank by way of converting checks to ACH on Jan 30. First time I saw a check can be converted to ACH.

Signed up updates on Travel.State.gov site.

Received notifications on Feb 4 about applications in process, followed by another set of notifications the same day about passports were printed.

Today Feb 5th received notifications on passports were sent by Priority Mails with tracking numbers.

Signed up Updates on USPS site, received updates packages will be delivered on Feb 5 by 8pm.

Packages are coming in from AZ despite applications were sent to TX.

swingaling Feb 5, 2019 7:16 pm

Expedited renewal a year early due to running out of pages.

Jan 29: Sent application to PA via Express Mail
Jan 30: Received at Passport Agency
Feb 5 (1AM): Passport Printed
Feb 5 (1PM): Passport Mailed by Express Mail
Feb 5 (7PM): Passport trackable via USPS.com (coming from LIT)
Feb 6: Confirmed delivery by 12PM

Door to door only 8 days. No idea how long it took last time around, but this was a remarkably quick turnaround.

williwaw Feb 8, 2019 12:38 pm

Regular renewal for two minors, done at the County passport office here in Portland, OR.

In Person - County Application: 1/23/19
Email and Tracking: 1/28/19
Print Notice: 2/1/19
Received: 2/7/19

My adult renewal by mail was received at a similar time and still waiting on print notice.

elsenor Feb 9, 2019 10:00 am

*UPDATE*
tl:dr regular service renewal turnaround with filling out online/mailing was exactly 30 days, door-to-door

Renewal passport book, filled out online, printed, mailed USPS Priority from CA to TX, regular service.
01/08 mailed
01/10 delivered to Irving, TX
01/14 check cleared
01/28 status checked online, issued locator, shows "currently being processed"...
02/05 a.m. email processing your application, p.m. email process complete, passport has been printed (lol)
02/06 mailed from AR
02/08 received in CA [date of issue 05/2019]

kxc262 Feb 14, 2019 1:09 pm


Originally Posted by kxc262 (Post 30638119)
Will update this post as I receive more info. Standard processing, 52 pg book. No passport card. Money order.

1/10 - Mailed out from Kansas City to Irving via First Class w/certified
1/13 - Delivery confirmed
1/15 - Locator number assigned

2/11 - New passport mailed from Hot Springs National Park, AR (Priority mail)
2/14 - New passport arrived

Date of issue is February 2019.
Waiting for old passport now.

Just slightly above a 30 day turn around.

Artagnan Feb 19, 2019 12:42 pm

Renewed my standard adult passport a month or two before expiration, routine service. Also got a passport card this time (my driver's license is Real ID compliant, but I figured it couldn't hurt to get an extra ID for $30). Total time was just under 5 weeks.

Mailed form/old passport: Jan 11
Check cleared: Jan 15
Received new passport: Feb 13
Received passport card: Feb 16
Received old passport: Feb 18


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