Passport application timeline
Applied for U.S. passport in person at USPS in Washington, DC - Expedited Service requested: 2/12/07 (2 checks; one for $30 and one for $127)
Check for $30 cashed: 2/14/07
Check for $127 cashed: 3/6/07
Passport received by USPS Priority Mail: 3/12/07
Online status for my application did not appear until 3/10/07, at which time it stated as follows:
"Thank you for submitting your passport application!
Your passport application locator number is [ ].
We have finished processing your passport, and it has been mailed to you.
You requested delivery by regular mail. Passport Agencies use Priority Mail. This means you should receive your passport on or about 03/12/2007.
Your Priority Mail delivery confirmation number is [ ]. *** Please note that the delivery confirmation number is not a tracking number. It is a number that will provide information as to whether or not an envelope has been delivered. You can click on the delivery confirmation number to check delivery status or call USPS at 1-800-222-1811."
Contrary to the above, you may then track and confirm your package from the USPS website, which will tell you when the package has been received by your local post office ("Arrival at Unit") and then when it has been "Delivered" to your address. In my case, there was a two day time lag.
The date of issue of my passport, as printed on the inside front cover, was 3/6/07.
I would advise anyone who intends to travel within 4 weeks to apply in person at a Passport Agency within 2 weeks of your travel date.
Good luck to everyone!
Applied for U.S. passport in person at USPS in Washington, DC - Expedited Service requested: 2/12/07 (2 checks; one for $30 and one for $127)
Check for $30 cashed: 2/14/07
Check for $127 cashed: 3/6/07
Passport received by USPS Priority Mail: 3/12/07
Online status for my application did not appear until 3/10/07, at which time it stated as follows:
"Thank you for submitting your passport application!
Your passport application locator number is [ ].
We have finished processing your passport, and it has been mailed to you.
You requested delivery by regular mail. Passport Agencies use Priority Mail. This means you should receive your passport on or about 03/12/2007.
Your Priority Mail delivery confirmation number is [ ]. *** Please note that the delivery confirmation number is not a tracking number. It is a number that will provide information as to whether or not an envelope has been delivered. You can click on the delivery confirmation number to check delivery status or call USPS at 1-800-222-1811."
Contrary to the above, you may then track and confirm your package from the USPS website, which will tell you when the package has been received by your local post office ("Arrival at Unit") and then when it has been "Delivered" to your address. In my case, there was a two day time lag.
The date of issue of my passport, as printed on the inside front cover, was 3/6/07.
I would advise anyone who intends to travel within 4 weeks to apply in person at a Passport Agency within 2 weeks of your travel date.
Good luck to everyone!