Depends on the office and circumstances, but typically they are issued the same day, usually just a few hours of meeting with them.

The 3 days to get or thing would probably be 3 days from/within day of appointment, I think. It’s not been tied to any kind of firm 12am or 72 hour stuff in my experience.

Most of mine domestically have involved being told to come in the same afternoon or the next day to pick them up. But at times what I was told sort of depended on what time I got the application in and what was the indicated travel date for the applicant. But all of that from my side is for pre-pandemic applications.

March and April are the two busiest months for new passports and also renewals. Alternatively, November through mid-December is the slowest time period. So between peak application season and COVID possibly causing staffing issues, i'm not surprised you were quoted 10-12 weeks. I certainly would not have bothered my congressman.....

Supporting documents finally arrived 6/11

Where and when did you apply?

did you get your appointment scheduled online? I am having quite a time seeing any appointments available anywhere in the country.

did you make your appointment online?

Hey, what ended up happening with you passport? Did you submit a case with you senator and did they end up getting it expedited to you on time>

Does anyone have experience reaching out to their member of congress? I paid expedited shipping and it was "in process" on May 20. I reached out to my house rep. on June 9th, and no change in my passport status. I understand that it's only been three business days but it seems like everyone whose reached out has seen a status update within like two days after submitting paperwork to their member of congress.

Can anyone say how long it may have taken them to get their book after reaching out to their senator/house rep? I might go to another senator to do this since I haven't heard from the one I already reached out to. Thanks!

I am in the same boat. My Passport app was accepted on 5/14 and has been “In Process” for a few weeks. I contacted my Senators office on Thursday 6/10 and they have reached out on my behalf. I have travel plans this Sunday and still “In Process” for expedited service. I feel this is taking longer than others I’ve seen in this post and nervous it won’t be here in time.

On reddit, I saw someone said it took a week after initial outreach from their congressional member for the status to change to approved and shipped out. Maybe honestly try a different congressional member. I used my district house representative, so i might do a new case with my Senator but not sure if this will mess things up.

Looking for any advice. Here's my timeline.

May 17--booked plane tickets to Mexico for travel on June 20. I was just outside the four-week window, so followed the website's guidance and submitted for expedited service by express delivery.
May 19--Sent in expedited passport renewal application with two-day delivery
May 21--Application delivered by post office. This is 30 days from departure date.
May 27--Date status tracker marks as received. Check deposited.
June 7--Started checking website for appointments several times per day. Can't get one.
June 8--Contacted my senator's office for assistance
June 10--Senator's office said that they reached passport office and prioritized my application
June 10-15--Continued checking status every day. Still marked as "In Process." Checked many times per day for application appointments. Called 877-487-2778 many times but always got busy signal when trying to speak to agent
June 15--Finally reached agent after getting through IVR and waiting on hold for 2 hours and 18 minutes. Agent said she can't help get an appointment and has no idea of status other than "In Process" and can't move my application to the front of the line.
June 15--Sent followup e-mail and voicemail to senator's office and am awaiting reply.

Is there anything else I can do? I live near DC. Should I go to the office in person even though they say not to without an appointment?

We are going through the same thing. Our flight leaves in 2 days.
May 17th applied for expedited passport with one day delivery.
I have contacted the Senator's Office, spoke with Passport Agency, emailed them with our flight information, and asked for an appointment in Seattle and nothing. I don't think we will have passports in time but you have a little bit more time left. GOOD LUCK

Update: After reaching back out to my Congressman, they reached back out this morning and requested it be sent to the urgent team. It was approved at 6:45 tonight. I will have it by Friday, two days before my flight.

Just noticed a change on the state.gov website. Until yesterday, it said to get an in-person appointment for travel within four weeks, and for travel more than four weeks away, to use expedited renewal. Now it says to use in-person appointments for travel within 10 weeks, and to use the expedited process for travel between 10 and 18 weeks.