finally. got book today, card yesterday. applied 9/11 with a call to expedite in early october . for some reason it didnt get expedited. now at least i can go on my trip next week but that was close

for those of you with appointments at a passport agency: made an appointment last week for a lucky slot in San Diego for travel this Thursday. After a bunch of questioning and drilling as to why im traveling and where im going they accepted my application and sent it next day delivery (coming tmw) via UPS . i was told that they would not let me pick up unless flight was same day travel.

Lost my passport and have upcoming travel on 1/15/2021. I submitted the Lost Passport form and sent in my application with expedited service through a USPS office for a new one on 11/30. It's been 10 days and the application still hasn't been received by the State – status comes up as "Not Found" still. Is this something worth checking up on? Looking through this forum, seems like most people get the In Processing notification within a couple days...My payment also hasn't been cashed, which leads me to suspect that something might have went wrong in-transit.

My renewal application was received on 9/30 and all along the online tracker has reflected that. Now today I received an email update that doesn’t say anything about approval, but just communicated the same status that has been shown on the website since 9/30 (below). Any ideas?

Based on posts here, I would have expected the update I just received to have been the approval. Check was cashed in early Oct shortly after receipt. The U.S. Department of State has received your application for your passport book on 09/30/2020. We're now reviewing your application and supporting documents.

You requested routine service when you applied, which we are currently processing in 10-12 weeks.

They received my application on 9/23. It is still showing the same on the online tracker. I did not even receive an email update like the one you mentioned. I checked the spam folder, but nothing relevant there either.

I'm trying to make an appointment at an agency for a "non-life or death emergency." My family of 4 needs to travel, but our passports are all expired. I am finding it very difficult to find an appointment slot. I am looking at Houston, Dallas, and Arkansas. I'm about to start looking at New Orleans, too. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for snagging an appointment, besides just hammering day-by-day through the appointment booking page in hopes that something opens up? Anyone know what time they add new appointments for the next day? I've tried to find this info online without much luck. I'm going to call each agency on Monday, as well.

Not being able to get a clear idea of when we can schedule the appointment is really impeding setting our timeline, from obtaining a visa to booking flights, setting up quarantine provisions, etc. We really want to get this step done, so that we can firm up our plans. Protips appreciated!

ps- I am getting really good at identifying stoplights, crosswalks, bicycles, and palm trees in the appointment form's captcha! 🥴 lol!

Sent in my passport at the very end of September. Took till about 10/7 to show up on the locator website. This was when expediting was suspended. Somewhere during the wait, it was turned back on. Finally about 2.5 months later, my passport is shipped, expecting it sometime next week.

Hmm so nobody is getting it within 1-2 months any more?

It might be different now, but when I was helping a friend renew a few months ago, it seemed that people would cancel or change appointments on a regular basis, and appointments would pop up from time to time on days that had previously been fully booked. It seemed to help to keep checking the dates I wanted multiple times throughout the day, every day -- but not sure if this is still the case now.

Passport agencies are currently giving priority to those who are traveling internationally within 3 business days due to life or death emergencies.Have you tried applying in person at an acceptance facility such as a post office, county clerk or courthouse? Here is a link to the Passport Acceptance Facility Search Page.

Has anyone tried taking their own passport photos with their phone and submitting it for renewal?

Looks like there are several apps, from which you can directly print yourself or send to a CVS.

So it seems you sent later than I, but will receive it earlier. As I posted prior, my status is still showing they have received my application on 9/23/2020, and it is "in process". I don't know if this may be region related. Mine is handled in Texas. Where did you send yours?

Believe mine went to Philly. The only good news is that when they look at it, you'll get other random messages, e.g. approved, printing, but they happen just within days of each other.

Thanks for that report. I suspect that is what we will have to do, too. I plan to call and see if I have better luck that way, but I doubt it will be any different than the online appointment tool. Will post with the outcome, once we have one.

At least pre-online-booking, I would say try your luck with calling up at 3-7:45am EST to maximize the chance of finding slots open that didn't seem available 12-24 hours earlier. Speaking of wanting an appointment for the day of the call itself.