Originally Posted by Section 107 (Post 33194576)

Another touchpoint: renewing for 2 children under 16.

Since the kids are under 16 renewal must be in-person with both parents. Our appt was at the local post office. Took about 30 minutes to process, including taking two photos. In addition to the standard passbook & card fees with regular delivery service (not expedited), we were charged USPS processing fee for both, fees for two photographs, fees for photocopies of 7 pages of forms and documents (I think that should have come out of the USPS processing fee!) and, since paying electronically by credit/debit card - two fees to convert the electronic payment to two money orders. Will provide processing details as available:

3/15 Renewal Applications submitted
3/30 Status on Passport Application Status Page: Application Not Found (both applications).
Web page says if online status is "not found" after 2 weeks to call the center. Called around 3:50pm; 42 minutes on hold before speaking to service agent. Agent also did not find either application. Agent stated applications for minors are processed in Philadelphia after going through a postal security screening center which is very backed up; said check in another week and call back if still "not found."
4/15 Status on Passport Application Status Page: Application Not Found (both applications).
4/20 Received email notification applications received. Status webpage states: "The U.S. Department of State has received your application for your passport book and card on 04/20/2021. 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. Your application locator number is xxx"

Originally Posted by Section 107 (Post 33194576)

Agent stated applications for minors are processed in Philadelphia after going through a postal security screening center which is very backed up; said check in another week and call back if still "not found."

Originally Posted by b787bydesign (Post 33194694)

Update on our expedited adult renewal, sent to Philly:
Applied 3/31/21
"Delivered" by USPS 4/10/21
In Process 4/20/21
Rest TBD

Anxiously waiting as we need the passport in hand by 5/20 latest. We got expedited with overnight shipping on the return.

Originally Posted by crescatfloreat (Post 33194643)

Quarantining all mail for about a month is one way of doing "security"... I remember a time when I was pitying my Russian friends who told me it could take several months to renew a passport. We're all equal now, except for those who manage to reach their nomenklatura senators.

Originally Posted by seawolf (Post 33194635)

Did you pay by check? If so, have they cashed it? I haven't bother looking online until I see the check is paid for a minor application submitted last week of March.

Originally Posted by Witwiyl (Post 33198065)

Pleasantly surprised at how quick this appears to be moving:

adult passport renewal. Paid for expedited all around.

- 4/3: shipped USPS priority to Philadelphia
- 4/5: delivered to Philadelphia
- 4/7: status shows “in process”
- 4/22: status changed to “approved”
- 4/25: expected passport arrival date

if it does arrive on 4/25 that’s 22 days door to door.

Originally Posted by crescatfloreat (Post 33184592)

Yet another minor passport application from me. This time I'd like speed so I requested all the possible improvements, speed-ups initially. We shall see how it fares.

April 17th.
Deposited expedited US passport application at USPS for a child with priority express mailing back and forth. The child doesn't have its federal name, i.e. SS identifier, so an additional paper attesting to this was also added. It was sent to Philadelphia.

I should add that it was not as straightforward as I thought to schedule a passport application appointment at a local post office for the next day. The local ones I checked were booked until Thursday next week at the earliest and I eventually, luckily found a slot in the suburbs not too far away. Unexpected obstacles all along the way!

I shall provide updates.

Originally Posted by Iamwesanderson (Post 33199402)

Wife sent in old passport and required information on 3/14 to have name changed. Check was cashed days later. We paid to have expedited, so should be 4-6 weeks.

3/17 - Shows in process and has been in process ever since with no other contact. Found out it’s at their Virginia office, but they have no contact to give us.

We’re passed 5 weeks now and I’m starting to worry since I’m seeing others have gotten theirs in less time. We leave on our trip 5/23, but I have to fill out a form with the country’s government website a week before we leave and I need the passport info. Anyone else waiting this long on expedited passport?

Originally Posted by GUWonder (Post 33200965)

Does her Social Security Administration card have her new name on it?

Originally Posted by Iamwesanderson (Post 33200974)

Yes her new social security card has her new name. She sent both her old one and new one.

Originally Posted by GUWonder (Post 33200991)

Then your wife's application should probably be fine if the other documents supplied for the DS-11 application are accepted as appropriate for the application.

If I were in this kind of situation and needing to fly out on the 23rd of May, I would probably give it two more weeks before I would even start to get concerned. But I also would tend to keep at hand enough documents to do the DS-11 again in-person and done on an expedited basis at a passport agency office after that.

Originally Posted by Iamwesanderson (Post 33201189)

Hopefully we’ll get an update soon.

Couldn’t keep documents to go in-person because she had to send in her actual birth certificate and our marriage license. As well as a few other things. But we called the Senators office today and they sent her a form to fill out and said they could help. Hopefully that does something.