Got my passport today (old format - processed in Houston)

[Flydog]

I got my passport today. It was processed (expedited and with express mail, post office to front door) in slightly more than a week. However, it was a week that included the Thanksgiving Holiday.

It is an "old-style" passport (no RFID chip). It was processed through the Houston passport office.

My status never showed up on the "passport status" web site. However, the 800 number was able to give me an accurate status (I phoned after 1 week and they told me they had put it in the mail that morning - it showed up the next day at noon (via express mail).

Total chronology:

N-400 mailed: September 14, 2005
Priority Date: September 19, 2005
Biometrics Letter: September 29, 2005
Biometrics Appointment: November 5, 2005
Interview Letter: March 23, 2006
Interview Scheduled: May 5, 2006
Descheduling Letter: April 24, 2006

1st InfoPass Appointment: May 16, 2006
2nd InfoPass Appointment: June 30, 2006
3rd InfoPass Appointment: July 28, 2006
4th InfoPass Appointment: Sept 14, 2006

Senator's Office Intervention: Sept 13, 2006
Interview Finally Scheduled: Sept 13, 2006
Interview Letter Mailed: Sept 19, 2006
Interview: Oct 23, 2006
Oath Ceremony: Nov. 16, 2006 (9am/11am, Plano)

Left country for several days (to Canada, using Natz Cert)

Passport applied for: Nov 22, 2006 (am)
Passport delivered Dec 1, 2006 (noon)

 

[MissMolina]

Flydogg,
If you don't mind, can you share how much it cost in total you to get the passport in 1 week?

chao.

 

[Flydog]

Passport fee is 97$
(http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/fees/fees_837.html)
Expedited service add 60$ (same link)

Some post offices insist on Express mail if you go with expedited service (adding an extra nearly $30). Others don't. I ended up paying for the express mail (though I didn't really want to).