Unbelievable... Passport proccessing

[mickeyschickie]

I am so excited! We applied for our passports on 12/19, and I had them in the mail today! We didn't even apply for expedited service! Praises go to the wonderful postman who got us in despite the holiday rush at the PO and to the US State Department for giving us a happy little Christmas present!

 

[mickeyschickie]

Sorry, that was supposed to be 12/14, but amazing service all the same!

 

[meggiebeth]

Wow! That's really fast! It took us months to get our passports. Merry Christmas!

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[woody73]

That's the fastest service I've heard of.

Woody

 

[madre93]

I am so excited! We applied for our passports on 12/19, and I had them in the mail today! We didn't even apply for expedited service! Praises go to the wonderful postman who got us in despite the holiday rush at the PO and to the US State Department for giving us a happy little Christmas present!

Wow!! Congrats.... I applied on 12/15 and only was told they were processing :/

 

[2CME911]

8 days... That's fast. I got mine in 14 days about a year and a half ago and that was fast at that time. You did a great job of having all your documents and applications all set to go. Great job!

I have found the USPS to be very efficient at processing passport applications, at least for my family. You do pay more for the photos, but if you show up with photos that pass muster from Walmart or wherever they will process your application and I think you'll be surprised at how quickly it shows up in the mailbox. Of course, RMMV depending on a variety of factors. Reviewing the US State Department website regarding passport applications is basically required, unless you want to go round and round with them for months. Don't waste your time sending in a birth certificate that doesn't meet current standards, it won't get you anywhere.

 

[pinkibekki]

I applied for my kids on Dec 12th with regular processing and received them today too! Incredible! (It didn't even show online until this past Thursday that they received it.)

I had done mine last month and it took 2 1/2 weeks which I still thought was fast.

 

[dizneekrazee]

Sorry, that was supposed to be 12/14, but amazing service all the same!

That's great!!
About a year and a half ago, mine took 10 days (or maybe it was 12). I was pleasantly surprised as well!! And not business days, total days. Also submitted my application on New Years Eve, so also had a holiday

 

[chemnerd09]

Does anyone know the time frame for renewals? Mine is in pretty good shape, so all I have to do is send the book back with the renewal application.

 

[Djam]

Does anyone know the time frame for renewals? Mine is in pretty good shape, so all I have to do is send the book back with the renewal application.

We sent ours in for renewal the week after Thanksgiving, and received the new ones yesterday.

 

[2CME911]

Does anyone know the time frame for renewals? Mine is in pretty good shape, so all I have to do is send the book back with the renewal application.

We sent ours in for renewal the week after Thanksgiving, and received the new ones yesterday.

Yeah, oddly I have also found that renewals seem to take longer than first time passports...DW had her renewal back at about 4 weeks, where the kids new ones just under 2 weeks. Go figure.

 

[MagicMe]

When we applied in 2010, we applied on a Monday and my son received his that Saturday while I got mine that following Tuesday! No expediting as we applied in June for a September trip. I was shocked!! I do think one factor for the quick turnaround was that we are just outside a city that has a processing center!!

 

[dibond38]

We applied on December 9th for my daughters passport and received it on the 20th. We were astonished because they said it would take 5 weeks. The post office is awesome.

 

[woody73]

Does anyone know the time frame for renewals? Mine is in pretty good shape, so all I have to do is send the book back with the renewal application.

And payment.

Woody

 

[chemnerd09]

Thanks for the info. We aren't going until 2014 so there is plenty of time. I was just curious on what to expect, but with my luck it will probably take a month.

 

[lodge]

how about previous little child ones? new pic to be included too? New pic for adults?

 

[kdeans1010]

Oh wow! Good job passport people!

I think the longest part of the process for me was getting a copy of my birth certificate. I don't live in the state I was born in, and I was born in a big city (and a big state with issues). Californian ones take a long time. Be warned.

 

[tryin]

OP, your post gives me hope. I was going to wait on getting passports due to the cost -$600 for my family. But I watched a show on Destination Channel where I man had a heart attack on board a cruise ship. Luckily, there weren't too far out of port so he was taken back to land. So now I'm afraid to go without a passport.
I will be going on the day after Christmas to the post office. So do you think this means the "busy" season will be over and my passports will be ready for my Feb cruise? I have two out of state birth certificates. My parents' names aren't on my official birth certificate, there is no place for it, but I have the unofficial one with both names too. There is a seal, but it's not the "official" certificate. I wonder if they will take both copies.

 

[woody73]

. . . So now I'm afraid to go without a passport.

There is a recent post by someone who missed embarkation due to an emergency and needed to fly to catch up with the ship. It's another reason to have a passport. Thread.

Woody

 

[braysmommy]

Thanks for the reminder, put my renewal paperwork and passport in the mail this morning will be interesting to see how long it takes.