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Originally Posted by Sheila91
(Post 32483177)
06/24/2020 Received passport today
Door to door took over 4 months |
Originally Posted by myperks
(Post 32484661)
can I ask when the passport was made (issued)? Was it after the date of the announcement of passport offices opening? Thanks
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 32475530)
Some new passport applications have been processed and resulted in passports being issued even before the backlog has been cleared, despite whatever a USG website says.
The passport application backlogs won’t necessarily be run down entirely for quite some time this year, even within the next 8 weeks; nor will the backlog be necessarily reducing for each and every day/week change. It’s not going to be a perfectly smooth linear decline. At some point again this year, passport applicants in the US will again have the option to pay for expedited service. If you can wait until September/October for in-person application and go for paid expedited service or apply outside of the US to get free expedited service, then that is what I would suggest doing. I am with hfly’s suggestion to try to avoid submitting passport applications in the US via mail at this point if you can help it — and try to avoid it even more so if you don’t have enough documents retained to make an emergency/expedited application later this year if an application submitted now/earlier gets bungled. Tracking numbers on mail/packages for passport applicants don’t always work (or get used) perfectly even in more normal times for US passport applicants, and nowadays process failures related to applications are likely to be substantially higher than typical including with regard to mail/courier and tracking numbers for such. The backlog has been growing in parts even while there has been phased-in “openings”. And on top of the usual demand and that related to the 9/11+WHTI driven demand, there is also the on-year election-related demand for US passports. It says on the Department of State website that passport expediting will not be available until phase 3 of the reopening. Do you know when this is likely to take place? Also, do you have a guess regarding when the passport expediting companies will be able to reopen? I found one online that states that they can process a renewal giving 30 days time and was wondering whether this might actually work, or if the passport would just get stuck even sending it in using the service, making this a waste of money and an overall bad option. |
3. Are you making progress on U.S. passport applications?
Yes. Every Thursday, we will publish U.S. passport statistics in the table below so you can track our weekly progress as staff at our agencies and centers safely work on applications. This week, 14 of our agencies and centers moved to phase one of our three phase reopening plan. You can find historical U.S. passport statistics on our Reports and Statistics page. Week (Thursday-Wednesday) Applications Received Passports Awaiting Issuance Passports Issued This Week (June 18-24) Received 134,000; Backlog 1.61 million; Issued 187,000 Last Week (June 11-17) 120,000- 1.72 million;-154,000 2 Weeks Ago (June 4-10) 92,000 -1.79 million -38,000 **The chart format didn't copy correctly; but some progress |
Originally Posted by hfly
(Post 32473495)
Again I would very STRONGLY suggest to anyone that has a passport expiring in December 2020 or January 2021 like Uncle Nonny above NOT to send in one's passport right now (or over the last several months), better to wait until things get a bit more back to normal.
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Originally Posted by BillyBaht
(Post 32485501)
3. Are you making progress on U.S. passport applications?
Yes. Every Thursday, we will publish U.S. passport statistics in the table below so you can track our weekly progress as staff at our agencies and centers safely work on applications. This week, 14 of our agencies and centers moved to phase one of our three phase reopening plan. You can find historical U.S. passport statistics on our Reports and Statistics page. Week (Thursday-Wednesday) Applications Received Passports Awaiting Issuance Passports Issued This Week (June 18-24) Received 134,000; Backlog 1.61 million; Issued 187,000 Last Week (June 11-17) 120,000- 1.72 million;-154,000 2 Weeks Ago (June 4-10) 92,000 -1.79 million -38,000 **The chart format didn't copy correctly; but some progress The backlog should be run down in large part before August, especially if people realize international travel plans are likely to be continued to be wrecked until the end of summer and maybe even beyond due to the US’ virus numbers. |
Originally Posted by Sheila91
(Post 32420745)
02/19/2020 - Passport renewal application received (Philadelphia / Standard)
02/21/2020 - Check cashed 02/22/2020 - Passport application 'In Process' via website 04/30/2020 - I called and was told the application is still 'In Process' 05/20/2020 - Passport application 'In Process' via website 05/28/2020 - Passport application 'Not Found' via website 06/01/2020 - I called and was told 2 different things by the same CSR who refused to check my status. 06/24/2020 - Received passport today (Date issued 06/15/2020) 06/26/2020 - Received supporting documents today |
Originally Posted by BillyBaht
(Post 32485501)
3. Are you making progress on U.S. passport applications?
Yes. Every Thursday, we will publish U.S. passport statistics in the table below so you can track our weekly progress as staff at our agencies and centers safely work on applications. This week, 14 of our agencies and centers moved to phase one of our three phase reopening plan. You can find historical U.S. passport statistics on our Reports and Statistics page. Week (Thursday-Wednesday) Applications Received Passports Awaiting Issuance Passports Issued This Week (June 18-24) Received 134,000; Backlog 1.61 million; Issued 187,000 Last Week (June 11-17) 120,000- 1.72 million;-154,000 2 Weeks Ago (June 4-10) 92,000 -1.79 million -38,000 **The chart format didn't copy correctly; but some progress |
Noddy, forgetting the fact that I have already addressed this several times in this thread, forgetting the fact that no one is really going anywhere these days, and forgetting the fact that that many countries have waived this and will contribute to do so, according to IATA, these are the countries that have such a regulation :
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Originally Posted by hfly
(Post 32489795)
…according to IATA, these are the countries that have such a regulation…
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Please stay on topic
U.S. passport wait is the subject.
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Looks like they are picking up pace.
Week (Thursday-Wednesday) Applications Received Passports Awaiting Issuance Passports Issued This Week (June 25-July 1) 133,000 1.59 million 236,000 Last Week (June 18-24) 134,000 1.61 million 187,000 2 Weeks Ago (June 11-17) 120,000 1.72 million 154,000 3 Weeks Ago (June 4-10) 92,000 1.79 million 38,000 Has anybody received their passport recently? If so, when did you apply? I applied for my child's renewal in mid March, but nothing yet. |
Hi,
Has anyone had a passport application back from Texas since Covid? My fiancée applied for her expedited passport on the very morning expedited was withdrawn so was only allowed to apply for the normal route. That was over 15 weeks ago and we are pulling our hair out in frustration as we are both on different continents and I can’t get into the US due to The travel restrictions and she can’t get out due to not having her passport. Any news would be welcome. Thanks |
The big passport application backlog has been eaten into at a rate of about 100,000 per week in recent weeks. But the backlog is still substantially above 1M. And the last reported backlog had it at around 1.5M. The backlog is expected to probably be in the range of 1.2-1.38M still but final numbers should be out soon.
Still no guidance circulating on if fee-based expedited service for general application processing will come back before September/October. |
Checked my email this morning, July 9 and saw an email from the Dept of State, sent at 2340 July 8, notifying me my passport is being shipped by US Priority mail, tracking number included. Whooooo- hooooo!
Mailed old passport to Irving TX on March 13, so about four months door to door. FYI |
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