Rare chasinraynbowz Posted September 10, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Has anyone renewed their passports within the last few months? If so, how long did it take for you to get them back? We have a cruise in scheduled in November (which I doubt is going) and another in April. Both of our passports need to be renewed by mid-June so I was planning on renewing after our November cruise which gives us 5 months to get them back. That should be enough time, but who knows anymore... LOL! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted September 10, 2020 #2 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I sent one in for renewal 8/7 and it is in progress. You can check on it thru their website. The check cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted September 10, 2020 #3 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Right now about 10 weeks according to a State Department official. https://thepointsguy.com/news/future-of-international-travel-webinar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matco Posted September 10, 2020 #4 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I sent mine in 8/12 and it shows that it is in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrednole Posted September 10, 2020 #5 Share Posted September 10, 2020 There is another thread somewhere with far more details. We submitted for NEW passports on March 26th and received them August 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted September 10, 2020 #6 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Just got an email minutes ago. Passport should arrive around 9/16. Applied on 7/10 so that will be about 9 weeks. Katherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted September 11, 2020 #7 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Lady Hudson said: Just got an email minutes ago. Passport should arrive around 9/16. Applied on 7/10 so that will be about 9 weeks. Katherine Great that they are keeping you posted. Hope it comes through tis coming week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted September 11, 2020 #8 Share Posted September 11, 2020 long thread on flyer talk about specifics with where they are sent and processed and specific times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted September 11, 2020 #9 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) The Washington Post reported that 'now was a good time to get your passports" in an article on September 4th (https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/passport-processng-coronavirus-/2020/09/03/ae09084c-ee19-11ea-a21a-0fbbe90cfd8c_story.html) A large backlog of passport applications that was waiting to be processed when the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which also handles visas, went into lockdown in mid-March has been tackled. Passport processors are now chipping away at applications that have arrived since then. The slowdown caused by the pandemic hit passport operations particularly hard. Most State Department employees in the United States and overseas have been teleworking, but passports cannot be processed at home for security reasons. So almost 1.8 million applications that were in the pipeline just sat there for three months. Currently they state that processing is taking about 10 weeks. They hope to get back to a 6 to 8 week turnaround by the end of the month or early October. Edited September 11, 2020 by capriccio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjcalley Posted September 11, 2020 #10 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I sent mine 10 days ago and within a few days it showed “In Process” which is a good sign. I need it back by December for a land vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranysT Posted September 12, 2020 #11 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) What is the cost of passports now? Edited September 12, 2020 by GranysT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted September 12, 2020 #12 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, GranysT said: What is the cost of passports now? Google "passport cost". https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/fees.html Edited September 12, 2020 by ColeThornton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navybankerteacher Posted September 12, 2020 #13 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 5:42 AM, Tjcalley said: I sent mine 10 days ago and within a few days it showed “In Process” which is a good sign. I need it back by December for a land vacation I wish you luck -and hope you are looking at the later part of December. December 1 is less than 12 weeks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matco Posted October 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 8:39 AM, Matco said: I sent mine in 8/12 and it shows that it is in progress Just a follow up to this, I sent my renewal in 8/12 they received it 8/17 and I was just notified that my new passport has shipped today 10/15 so just over 8 weeks by the time it arrives to me, not bad considering the circumstances 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted January 14, 2021 #15 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Does anyone have more recent information on length of time to have passport renewed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheelin Posted January 14, 2021 #16 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Interested also as I just sent my renewal application in last week. I believe the website was still saying 8-12 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise72 Posted January 15, 2021 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2021 https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html Processing times on the right side column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted January 15, 2021 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Thanks Denise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 15, 2021 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just mailed in DH passport renewal..says 8-12 weeks. Ours mailed from Calif goes to Texas and the cost for renewal was $130.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheelin Posted January 16, 2021 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Ashland said: Just mailed in DH passport renewal..says 8-12 weeks. Ours mailed from Calif goes to Texas and the cost for renewal was $130.00 Mailed mine first class mail last week and it took 8 days to get there so that may be a big factor in the delays. Went to TX as well but cost $110. Didn’t realize it could be different for different states, or is there another reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 16, 2021 #21 Share Posted January 16, 2021 5 hours ago, 2wheelin said: Mailed mine first class mail last week and it took 8 days to get there so that may be a big factor in the delays. Went to TX as well but cost $110. Didn’t realize it could be different for different states, or is there another reason. Sorry...My bad it was $110.00....Oh those senior moments 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelectSys Posted January 18, 2021 #22 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I took my first positive step in terms of future travel. I filled out my passport renewal and got my photos taken/printed out this morning! I decided to get both the book and card this time. The total cost is $140 as the card costs an extra $30. The reason I got the card too is that you are now required to possess either a passport or card when traveling in the border region of Mexico. I wanted something that I can simply put in my wallet permanently and not have to worry about carrying the book all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted January 18, 2021 #23 Share Posted January 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, SelectSys said: I took my first positive step in terms of future travel. I filled out my passport renewal and got my photos taken/printed out this morning! I'm doing the same thing this week - I filled out the renewal yesterday and will get my photos taken tomorrow. Are you mailing using certified or just regular first class mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 18, 2021 #24 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, capriccio said: I'm doing the same thing this week - I filled out the renewal yesterday and will get my photos taken tomorrow. Are you mailing using certified or just regular first class mail? Costco does passport photos if you're a member (FYI their photo dept closes Feb 14th). I mailed mine regular first class mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelectSys Posted January 19, 2021 #25 Share Posted January 19, 2021 8 hours ago, capriccio said: I'm doing the same thing this week - I filled out the renewal yesterday and will get my photos taken tomorrow. Are you mailing using certified or just regular first class mail? I was planning on asking at the post office what they recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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