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1st Adult Passport
Type of Application:
First U.S Adult Passport
Application Date:
2023-01-09
Received Date:
2023-03-06
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
Washington Passport Agency
Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
First U.S Adult Passport
Application Date:
2023-01-04
Received Date:
2023-03-06
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
I do not know
Experience:
3 Star – Average
Adult Renewal Passport
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Application Date:
2023-01-30
Received Date:
Not Received
Application Method:
Online Application
Passport Agency:
National Passport Center
Experience:
1 Star – Very Stressful
Optional Comments:
Applied online 01/30 and requested expedited. At the time, this was listed as 3-5 weeks. Got email confirmation shortly thereafter and about 6hrs later e-mail update stating in progress. Unfortunately, it went downhill from that point. Today is the 5 week mark and still in progress. Travel is scheduled for this Friday.
14 days before planned travel I called national passport center to set up an in person application. Took forever to get through. Finally told that travel had to be less than 14 days. So called back the next day. After 2.5 hrs on hold, I was told I could not make an in person application unless travel was in the next 5 days! So a complete waste of my time. I called again today (5 days before planned travel) and after a 70 mins hold, I was finally told that there are no in person slots at any local passport agencies. Only options were in Texas or Puerto Rico (I live in Washington DC). This is a complete disaster and unless the passport arrives in the next two days, I will have to cancel my international travel planned for this Friday. Calling the National Passport Center is a complete waste of time !
Please note that the date received is the date I submitted this review. I still don’t have the new passport and today is 5 weeks since expedited online renewal.
Type of Application:
Adult Passport Renewal
Application Date:
2023-02-09
Received Date:
2022-03-04
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
Philadelphia Passport Agency
Experience:
2 Star – Stressful
Expedited Service
Type of Application:
Expedited Service
Application Date:
2023-02-28
Received Date:
2023-03-02
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
Philadelphia Passport Agency
Experience:
4 Star – Easy
Type of Application:
Expedited Service
Application Date:
2023-01-25
Received Date:
2023-03-07
Application Method:
Online Application
Passport Agency:
I do not know
Experience:
3 Star – Average
Optional Comments:
they were reporting 3-5 weeks for expedited processing and I paid for express shipping when I submitted. So total time was 1 day shy of 6 weeks.
First Child Passport (Under 16)
Type of Application:
First Child Passport (Under 16)
Application Date:
2023-01-24
Received Date:
2023-03-24
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
I do not know
Experience:
3 Star – Average
Type of Application:
First Child Passport (Under 16)
Application Date:
2023-01-20
Received Date:
2023-03-07
Application Method:
Paper Application
Passport Agency:
Philadelphia Passport Agency
Experience:
5 Star – Very Easy
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