Wilson Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 Feel free to follow along as we play the game of hurry up and wait. Let’s see how long it takes to get our renewals completed. We paid extra for Expedited service and 2 day return mail. $187.56 each Passports arrived in 28 days! 07/20/2021 Pic taken and paperwork completed 07/21/2021 Dropped off at the Dallas Main Post Office at noon and sent overnight mail 07/22/2021 Arrived at Philadelphia Post Office at 10:22 am. However it will not be delivered to the actual Passport PO Box until tomorrow by 6 pm. 07/23/2021 Passport renewal package delivered 07/26/2021 Checks cleared my bank and now status shows “in process” 08/17/2021 APPROVED and we should receive on or around 08/20! 08/18/2021 Passports arrived! Galveston Steve, cruisellama and cdixon22 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharla Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 I'll play along, as we renewed my daughter's passport on 7/19, also paid for expedited service. We'll see. Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satchimosmom Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 My husband sent his in May (regular service…not realizing the extended backlog). On 6/28, after 150+ phone calls to finally get through, he spoke to an agent. They agreed to expedite it and took the expedite and priority mail fees over the phone. As of today, it still shows “processing” and his credit card has not yet been charged. We have a sail date of 9/11. Keeping our fingers crossed. Wilson and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSB_Z51 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 Imagine the horror of noticing your minor daughters passport expired about 5 days before sailing? That was us in 2015, as we thought we had another 5 years but minors expired in 5 not 10 years. For this situation I was lucky enough that I work in NYC. About $500 or $600 later I had a renewed passport in my hand the following day using a service that somehow was able to turn it around super quick. Given the environment unlikely such a service e exists today. Good luck. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundabout Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, JSB_Z51 said: For this situation I was lucky enough that I work in NYC. About $500 or $600 later I had a renewed passport in my hand the following day using a service that somehow was able to turn it around super quick. Given the environment unlikely such a service e exists today. Good luck. Exact same thing happened to us, in 2015 or 2016. There is expedited passport facility in NYC. Got the passport the following day, and it did not cost $500, though I don't remember how much. I'm thinking about half that. Had our flight been the following day (it was a couple days away), they would have done it the same day. Edited to add: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies/new-york.html and it is the $60 expedite fee. Must be traveling within 72 hrs of appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roundabout Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 List of all such locations: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies.html Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 Thankfully we don't have to play this wonderful game, our passports are a little over a year old....whew!! BeachGal and Wilson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 14 hours ago, Wilson said: Feel free to follow along as we play the game of hurry up and wait. Let’s see how long it takes to get our renewals completed. We paid extra for Expedited service and 2 day return mail. $187.56 each 07/20/2021 Pic taken and paperwork completed 07/21/2021 Dropped off at the Dallas Main Post Office at noon and sent overnight mail 07/22/2021 Arrived at Philadelphia Post Office at 10:22 am. However it will not be delivered to the actual Passport PO Box until tomorrow by 6 pm. Hoping that it is a quick process for you. Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 I'll play. My husband sent his in Monday July 19. Although he doesn't need it for 5 1/2 months, based on what we were reading he included the expedited fee. Fingers crossed he receives it by Jan 7, 2022!!! Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC State Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 We renewed on July 7th. We paid extra for expedited service and received them yesterday July 22nd. cdixon22, Kathleen, Wilson and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 57 minutes ago, NC State said: We renewed on July 7th. We paid extra for expedited service and received them yesterday July 22nd. Hope abounds! Wilson and choose2cruz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choose2cruz Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 Sent my application July 12, and paid for expedited and round-trip Priority Mail. My check to the State Department cleared the bank a few days later. Mine would have been a renewal except I lost my current passport and had to report that when I applied. So, not sure how that will figure into the mix. The State Department website still shows "processing." Fingers crossed I get it in time for my December 1 cruise. Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 My wife and I renewed in March , nonexpedited, took 3 months Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurCurr Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 Sent my daughter's in yesterday, after waiting two weeks for an appointment at the county passport office. We paid for the expedited service so hoping it comes before we sail in 14 weeks! Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWong Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 So for comparison's sake, I just did a Canadian passport renewal for my younger daughter, and UK renewals for my wife and older daughter. For the Canadian passport, I walked into a Service Canada location on July 20. They said that the new passport should be delivered to us by Aug 25. I'll update when I get it. For the UK passports, I did the application online + sent the digital photo. As there is no rush for these passports, I sent via registered mail on July 22. They are currently in transit to the UK. Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted July 23 Author Report Share Posted July 23 Updated original post. Delivered to PO Box. I have located our state issued certified birth certificates in the event we are not as lucky as @NC State. Sharla and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicDay Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 6 hours ago, NC State said: We renewed on July 7th. We paid extra for expedited service and received them yesterday July 22nd. @NC State My husband would say that is because you have great taste in Screen names. Our daughter just graduated from NC State this past December and my husband has been a fan his whole life. Go Pack! WAAAYTOOO and NC State 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharla Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 My update today- my daughter's passport came, took less than 3 weeks. We paid for expedited, I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't. Neesa, Wilson, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted August 6 Author Report Share Posted August 6 On 8/6/2021 at 5:50 PM, Sharla said: My update today- my daughter's passport came, took less than 3 weeks. We paid for expedited, I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't. That's awesome @Sharla! Was the online status updated as the process went along? If you registered an email, did you get updates or did passport just appear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choose2cruz Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 On 7/23/2021 at 1:27 PM, choose2cruz said: Sent my application July 12, and paid for expedited and round-trip Priority Mail. My check to the State Department cleared the bank a few days later. Mine would have been a renewal except I lost my current passport and had to report that when I applied. So, not sure how that will figure into the mix. The State Department website still shows "processing." Fingers crossed I get it in time for my December 1 cruise. I forgot to come back to this thread sooner, but wanted to report that I received my new passport two weeks after I applied paying for the expedited service and R/T Priority Mail. So, it seems worth the cost if you can't wait months. After years in the military and few years as a federal civil servant in my past life, the expedited passport service is the most incredibly efficient thing I've ever seen the government accomplish. My stress level about my upcoming cruises is way down! emmef, ellcee, teddy and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkaczano Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 We applied for new/renewal passports for 2 teenagers 6/11 at local post office. Current passports were expired. Sent standard processing. Changed to in process on 7/17 when check was cashed and to approved today 8/10. Email I received says to expect by 8/16. Wilson, cruisellama, Skigoofy and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagolferbob Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 Here's another data point, received In process status email on June 9th, two months and still waiting. Wilson and cruisellama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 We went to our local post office in late June to renew my son's passport (it is not really a renewal for under 18). We just received his new passport this week so less than 2 months for us. Wilson, WAAAYTOOO and cruisellama 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeprincess Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 I'll play. New passport for grandson (9) Made appointment at local PO for July 20. I filled out paperwork prior. Had photo taken at PO and wrote 2 checks. 1 for PO 1 for Dept of State with expedited fees. My checks cleared in 5 days and by July 26 status was "in process". August 8th status said "approved" and i should receive in the mail on or around August 15th. (mmmhmmmm) That seems crazy fast for a first time passport. We also did this for my daughter's first time passport on August 4th and no status update yet. Checks have cleared. I will report back if we actually get my grandson's passport this weekend. cruisellama, WAAAYTOOO, Wilson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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