2020/ 21- US Passport & Card Application-Tracker

[new_yorker 3]

I applied July 9, after 3 hours become a U.S Citizen. Approved August 3, Passport book delivered August 5, Passport card delivered on August 9. Yesterday naturalization certificate arrived with first class mail wich in priority mail envelope. But certificate in wrinkled condition. 

[tu2008 97]

I applied Aug 23. No status available and the check has not been cashed yet. Paid for expedited processing. I don't know what to do. Anyone else with a similar experience?

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

3 hours ago, tu2008 said:

I applied Aug 23. No status available and the check has not been cashed yet. Paid for expedited processing. I don't know what to do. Anyone else with a similar experience?

Did you send it express or normal? (Was there an extra charge by Usps and a tracking number on your Usps receipt, and not just the extra payments to DoS? If not I’d say give it a day or two after the weekend to show up)

[tu2008 97]

44 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Did you send it express or normal? (Was there an extra charge by Usps and a tracking number on your Usps receipt, and not just the extra payments to DoS? If not I’d say give it a day or two after the weekend to show up)

They did not offer that option to me. There is no tracking number on the receipt. I paid for express return. Ok I will wait. Thank you!

Edited August 28, 2021 by tu2008

[EternalForeigner 57]

16 minutes ago, tu2008 said:

They did not offer that option to me. There is no tracking number on the receipt. I paid for express return. Ok I will wait. Thank you!

That was me experience, too. Though I applied on Aug 17 and it changed to “in process” on the 20th. Check cashed on the 23rd. Perhaps it’ll be a couple more business days for the status change to happen. 

[feeling_hopeful 45]

Wife applied last Saturday, and it's in status with locator 34 - I'm trying to figure out what the 34 means.  Is there a list somewhere?  I'm sure it means a location, but does it affect wait times?  

[noname1234 8]

11 hours ago, Turkishamerican said:

I applied July 9, after 3 hours become a U.S Citizen. Approved August 3, Passport book delivered August 5, Passport card delivered on August 9. Yesterday naturalization certificate arrived with first class mail wich in priority mail envelope. But certificate in wrinkled condition. 

expedite service?

[new_yorker 3]

41 minutes ago, noname1234 said:

expedite service?

Yes. Expedite service with express mail. 

[xrustall 0]

Wife applied at the USPS office on July 20^th, she chose Expedited Service (+$60). On July 24^th she saw a status update on passportstatus.state.gov that said “we received your application..” She got her Passport Book on August 20^th and the Passport Card on August 23^rd. She is still waiting for her Certificate of Naturalization..

[EternalForeigner 57]

3 hours ago, feeling_hopeful said:

Wife applied last Saturday, and it's in status with locator 34 - I'm trying to figure out what the 34 means.  Is there a list somewhere?  I'm sure it means a location, but does it affect wait times?  

Mine is 34 and it indicates Charleston, South Carolina. No idea yet if some offices are quicker to process than others (someone can enlighten us on any patterns they may have noticed). There's a list somewhere in the thread but I don't recall which page it was on. But here it is and another one I found elsewhere:

[feeling_hopeful 45]

1 hour ago, EternalForeigner said:

Mine is 34 and it indicates Charleston, South Carolina. No idea yet if some offices are quicker to process than others (someone can enlighten us on any patterns they may have noticed). There's a list somewhere in the thread but I don't recall which page it was on. But here it is and another one I found elsewhere:

Thanks!  This helps a lot.  We are dying to get out of the city for a bit so I hope it comes soon. 

[aa1979 99]

21 hours ago, feeling_hopeful said:

Thanks!  This helps a lot.  We are dying to get out of the city for a bit so I hope it comes soon. 

 

23 hours ago, EternalForeigner said:

Mine is 34 and it indicates Charleston, South Carolina. No idea yet if some offices are quicker to process than others (someone can enlighten us on any patterns they may have noticed). There's a list somewhere in the thread but I don't recall which page it was on. But here it is and another one I found elsewhere:

Chaleston is one of the "slower" processing centers. Just some heads up!

[feeling_hopeful 45]

35 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

 

Chaleston is one of the "slower" processing centers. Just some heads up!

Yea - what a bummer.  It's the very last step of a VERY long journey, so we are used to it now. 

[El Escocés 217]

1 hour ago, aa1979 said:

Chaleston is one of the "slower" processing centers. Just some heads up!

Why do you say that? Took just over a month back in July for my application vía that office.

Edited August 30, 2021 by El Escocés

[NEW CITIZEN 151]

15 hours ago, aa1979 said:

 

Chaleston is one of the "slower" processing centers. Just some heads up!

Charleston WAS the slower center during the early COVID days, due to that center processing military and consular passports.

Past history.