Passport - Wow that was fast!

[xiSkiGuy]

Aware of all the delays my friends encountered in getting passport renewals this time last year, I mailed my passport off for renewal on the afternoon of February 19th. I chose not to mark it "expedited" (and thus saved paying an extra $60 plus shipping). I expected to see it back on the later end of the 4 to 6 weeks the State Department is listing as the current processing time. I was shocked when my new passport arrived at my door on February 29th! :11: It took just 10 days including shipping. The government never does anything that fast. . . .

 

[Damselfish]

I just sent one in for extra pages and that also took 10 days total. I didn't think pages should take long, but I was still pleasantly surprised.

 

[FunkyDiver]

WOW! We were some of the people caught up in all the delays last year. It took us 3+ months and was coming down to our trip almost being cancelled because of it. My passport came the week before we were to leave.

I wonder if your passport arriving so fast was due to it being a renewal?

 

[mohave_steve]

I used a private expidite service and received mine in 4 days. Faster service is available for more $.

In fact my Wife & sister used the same service on other occasions with the same performance.

 

[spectrum]

I had the same 10 day renewal experience back in November. Now if I had a dive trip to use it for......

 

[irishsquid]

I just got my rewewal for a lost passport back in Feb., 10 days total.
Are they just giving them out nowadays? Gov't never worked so quick.

 

[SussexMedic]

Same experience here. I got mine in 9 days. I'm just irritated because I DID pay the expedite fee. I guess it bought me one day.

 

[diver 85]

Aware of all the delays my friends encountered in getting passport renewals this time last year, I mailed my passport off for renewal on the afternoon of February 19th. I chose not to mark it "expedited" (and thus saved paying an extra $60 plus shipping). I expected to see it back on the later end of the 4 to 6 weeks the State Department is listing as the current processing time. I was shocked when my new passport arrived at my door on February 29th! :11: It took just 10 days including shipping. The government never does anything that fast. . . .

That was fast, last spring/summer we waited almost 15 weeks...in fact had to travel without them to Little Cayman last July, used our driver's license & birth certificates-- lost a little time coming back in Grand Cayman airport....

 

[fairybasslet]

I guess they have too many people working there now. I got my expedite fee refunded because they didn't fulfill within the specified time. That was last summer.

 

[DandyDon]

Sounds like they're catching up on the backlog, now dealing with less requests, and perhaps the centers have increased abilities. Good.