Daughter Passport
 

Hey everyone!

We sent my daughter's application for her passport on January 17. The passport was approved on February 19 and shipped on February 24. I got the tracking number for the package with the passport and still have not received the passport. When I check the tracking on the USPS website it says, "Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way." I think the package is lost! What do I do? Yesterday (March 1) we received the birth certificate but have not received the passport

Too big. I got confused with the face and hair size! I have only myself to blame.
The whole thing does seem to highlight however that a lot of the problems and delays don't stem directly from passport issuance, but rather from sending it there and back again.

Same here. USPS delivered 3 weeks ago but passport status website shows Not Found. Guess the backlog in Philadelphia is heavy.

Let me know if you receive any updates on it. I'll do the same! Trying to hold off on reporting it lost.

I was able to speak with a representative at the National Passport Information Center (877-487-2778) a few minutes ago. I explained my situation and was told that the USPS is currently having “issues” forwarding passport applications to the facility where the actual passport is made and that I should wait at least a month and a half before reporting the passport as “lost” and initiating a new application.

She also said I should monitor my bank account to see if the check is cashed. Something I've already been doing.

Tomorrow is one month from the date I put the thing in the mail. Six weeks will be March 18. I’m going to be patient until March 25, at which point two U.S. Senators, a U.S. Representative, the Secretary of State and the Postmaster General will all be getting letters they don't want to read.

On second though, it might be better to email them if I want to get the message through before they die. :rolleyes:

If you want assistance from one of your representatives, I suggest picking one of them and asking f:)r help via an electronic form. That should get you the fastest and best assistance.

Check was deposited yesterday. Fingers crossed.

Mine says delivered February 7th. Still no check cashed 😞 was around the same as yours so maybe mine will be soon, but am glad to hear yours finally was.

Finally got an email:

So 10-12 weeks for processing and another 4 weeks for the USPS to deliver. I should have my new passport by June 23. :tu:

Good thing I'm not planning to go anywhere where I absolutely need it.

Getting a bit panicked -
Feb 1st - mailed
Feb 19th - delivered to Philadelphia (expedited )
Feb 23 - email received that application is in process
Feb 23 - check cased

No updates since then
I leave for travel on March 25th

Looking at some of the other timelines reported, I feel like I've got about another week for an update

If I contact my State Reps is there anything they can do at this stage?

Out of curiosity, has anyone here ever had an "amendment (code 74 (R)) showing the bearer’s full legal name" in his US passport? If so, did you have to request it, or was it added spontaneously?
I wonder if any abnormalities (presence of amendments, lack of national social security ID number, request for a bigger booklet) might contribute to some delays.

Did you request the fastest postal delivery available?
If not it might be worth it upgrading to it for the mailing of the booklet to you. From previous posts it appears you can upgrade the return by calling the hotline.
Personally I think that contacting the representative earlier is better - even just pointing the situation out with a sense of moderate rather than extreme urgency.

I can’t remember about shipping to me, I think I did. I paid $170, would I have paid more for expedited shipping?

as an update, I did contact my rep
3/4 - contacted rep
3/5 2:00 pm, rep said they have sent request to review to passport agency
3/5 6:00 pm, received email that passport is approved and I should receive by 3/13

Nice!
 

That's great. I'm in the same boat. I mailed over night, expedited Feb 21st.. says received and processing Feb 25th. It's March 6th and still says processing. We leave March 29th. I'll wait another week. Then try the state rep if nothing has changed. How did you find out how and who to contact? Congrats on getting yours in time!

Does anyone know if the passport agency works 7 days a week? Do the post passport updates 7 days a week? Seems i'm checking the website 10 times a day.lol