elliair Posted August 9, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Our passports expired and we sent them off last week for renewal. I believe the form said that it takes 6 weeks to get them back. Has anyone here got them back sooner than 6 weeks? I'm thinking about booking a cruise in September/October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFever Posted August 9, 2004 #2 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Mine took 3 weeks from the time I sent them in until we got them back. I've heard as early as 2 weeks and as long as 6 but not longer. Here's more on all that stuff: http://www.lifeiscruising.com/documents_you_need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomfeeder Posted August 9, 2004 #3 Share Posted August 9, 2004 We renewed our kids' passports last winter and got them back from the New Orleans office in about a week and a half. I think it really depends on the time of year and which passport office yours get sent to--I wouldn't plan on them being back in less than 6 weeks, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relevart Posted August 9, 2004 #4 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I sent mine in just to get extra pages and it took 5 weeks to get that back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGIN Posted August 9, 2004 #5 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Less than 3 weeks on mine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiterose Posted August 9, 2004 #6 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Got ours back last week - exactly four weeks after I mailed them in. I used regular mail and did not pay for them to be expedited in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulagirl Posted August 9, 2004 #7 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Can't say where I just read this, but someone posted they received their passport (new) in just 11 days. That is really pretty quick. When we did ours it took about 3 weeks to get them, which I feel is also not long. Hope it works and you can take that next cruise soon. Hulagirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk888 Posted August 9, 2004 #8 Share Posted August 9, 2004 It took us 5 weeks to the day on a simple renewal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deloresgardella Posted August 9, 2004 #9 Share Posted August 9, 2004 When I applied for mine (new)I got them back in about two weeks. I expected to have to wait 6 weeks so applied early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintstone Posted August 9, 2004 #10 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Ours went thru the Chicago office and took about 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda90 Posted August 9, 2004 #11 Share Posted August 9, 2004 I just got my new passport and it took a little over 3 weeks. They also said the expected time is 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubydo Posted August 9, 2004 #12 Share Posted August 9, 2004 When I first got my passport I needed it expedited and got it a week from the day I sent it out and arrived from the Boston office.The DW got hers normal delivery in 2 weeks and hers came out of New Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwirrt Posted August 9, 2004 #13 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Mine took a little over 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjayne Posted August 9, 2004 #14 Share Posted August 9, 2004 We received ours last month. It took 6 weeks. We live in California but they were sent to Charleston, SC office for processing. Seemed odd to me when we have a passport office in San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna5 Posted August 9, 2004 #15 Share Posted August 9, 2004 elliar, Last year we sent in our passports in April since we booked Tahitian Princess for August 2003 and ours expired in Sept 2003. So we send them off and then decide to take a coastal(beginning of May- mothers's day weekend). So we were worried. We did get them and I think it was 3-4 weeks and ours were sent to the Seattle address. Depending on where you are going, a birth certificate may be used as a last minute back-up. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted August 9, 2004 #16 Share Posted August 9, 2004 If it gets close you can always ask them to expedite and pay the extra. There is a place you can call to get an update, they may even have it on their site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliair Posted August 10, 2004 Author #17 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hmmmm, I live in California 2-12 hours from San Francisco. The form I got from our County Recorder's Office, states to send the passport info to a Pittsburgh, PA (800 Ross Street, Room 154) Pittsburgh, PA 15262) Our original passport originated in San Francisco. Well, that's really strange! I also spent $20.00 extra to FedEx it to PA! Here's hoping for a speedy turn around. As soon as I get the passport renewal, I'll be booking! Thanks to all for your replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted August 10, 2004 #18 Share Posted August 10, 2004 We renewed ours last year. Downloaded the forms online, took our own picture with the digital camera (was tired of the old mug shots we had on the first ones) and it took 2 weeks to get them back. We must have sent them in at the perfect time or something, didn't have a problem at all receiving them. But if we would have been in a hurry, bet they would have taken longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjayne Posted August 10, 2004 #19 Share Posted August 10, 2004 We applied for ours at the post office. My hubbys came but mine didn't. They needed my birth certificate cuz I was born in Ireland. Sent mine and birth certificate back priority mail. They even paid for it. Still strange though that they renewed ours out of South Carolina instead of San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallen Posted August 10, 2004 #20 Share Posted August 10, 2004 You US citizens have it good. Here in Canada ours take a minimum of two months (but they say three) and half of the applications have been rejected because the photo won't scan properly and the features won't show up. We have one passport office and fortunately, it is here in town, so I took ours in to ensure that the photos were okay. However, I saw about 40 people whose pictures were rejected at the counter during the three hours I waited in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjayne Posted August 10, 2004 #21 Share Posted August 10, 2004 OMG:eek: A 3 hour wait? We can go to any post office and they take the pic there to assure it is okay. Yikes!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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