FYI, passports are taking between 5-6 months right now

[lifesavacation]

DD(18) needed to get a new passport. Because she just turned 18, it's not a renewal and is instead a new application. She got it done at the post office and was told it's taking 5-6 months to get back due to COVID.

 

[JimMIA]

Wow, that's terrible. I don't doubt that it's true (It took this retired cop 10 months to get Global Entry), but it really doesn't seem right.

I think some governmental agencies are more hiding behind Covid than trying to work through it.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Good to know. Thanks! I need to get mine renewed.

 

[tvguy]

Over on the Cruise Line Forum people are saying they got their Passports in 4 weeks.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/got-passports-in-record-time.3847668/

 

[lifesavacation]

Over on the Cruise Line Forum people are saying they got their Passports in 4 weeks.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/got-passports-in-record-time.3847668/

Good to know. I wonder if that was a renewal? Those typically take less time.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Good to know! Renewing mine has been on my to do list - I need it for next summer.

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

Both DH and I sent ours for renewal 62 days ago and haven't received our new ones yet. However, DD had to get a new one because she is too young for a renewal and she got hers in 48 days.

 

[emilymad]

I am at over 8 weeks on a renewal and still waiting. I wonder if it depends on when you sent the application in since they are backed up. They had my renewal on site for 4 weeks before it even showed as in processing. In the meantime, my Global Entry renewed in about 2 days.

 

[Meriweather]

DIL is going on 3+ months on a renewal

 

[travelbug]

I'm at 11 weeks waiting for a renewal.

 

[fla4fun]

Our local news this morning said to expect to wait 18 weeks for new or renewal, and if you pay the $60 expedite fee, expect to wait 12 weeks.

 

[tvguy]

Good to know. I wonder if that was a renewal? Those typically take less time.

Post says renewal.

 

[aprilchem]

I'm fairly sure we are at 5 months waiting for my DH's passport renewal. It took about 8 weeks until the portal even read that it had been received.

 

[Colleen27]

Ugh, thanks for the heads up. I have to get my youngest her passport for next summer, so I suppose I'd better get the ball rolling soon just to be on the safe side.

 

[lifesavacation]

Our local news this morning said to expect to wait 18 weeks for new or renewal, and if you pay the $60 expedite fee, expect to wait 12 weeks.

This is the official time frame on the US gov website. Maybe we'll get lucky and have it come back early The 4 week turnaround previously mentioned sounds pretty great.

 

[tvguy]

Not sure what is going on. Just back from my Post Office and they have big signs up saying as of August 1 they are no longer a Passport facility. I asked the clerk and she said it was because so few people were using the service because they were staying home due to the pandemic.

 

[Cadiewampus]

my wife applied for hers in June and I did mine in July for a Feb 2022 trip. Sounds like it was a good thing we got a jump on them.

 

[travelbug]

My renewal passport just arrived on Aug. 5. I looked back at my tracking receipt. I sent my stuff by priority mail on May 10, so it took 87 days (a little over 12 weeks) to get the renewal passport.

 

[DisneyHardin]

We sent ours off in Mid May. Mine was a first time and DH's was a renewal. His is showing "in progress" and mine is showing "not found", but I know they have it because they cashed my check. We need ours for November - surely we will have them by then.

 

[sam_gordon]

We need to renew ours for a trip July of 2022. I did find this on another forum...