tu2008

I contacted my Senator last Tuesday regarding this. I received it back today. Much relieved.

I received my passport 9/22. Still no Naturalization Certificate. Getting concerned. What are my options?

14 hours ago, EternalForeigner said:

Oct. 4, 2021: received my naturalization certificate. 

I haven't received mine yet. Hoping to receive it in another week or two, otherwise another request to Senator's office 😃

39 minutes ago, EternalForeigner said:

Large book or regular?

Regular

1 hour ago, tu2008 said:

Passport got delivered this morning.

And next gen design!

On 9/21/2021 at 8:51 AM, tu2008 said:

Got the tracking number from informed delivery. Shipping from Tucson, AZ. 

Passport got delivered this morning.

17 minutes ago, tu2008 said:

Applied at USPS 8/23

Expedited + express shipping paid

In process 8/31

Contacted Senator 9/18 with travel date of 10/1

They said wait till 4 days before travel 

 

9/21 Passport approved

Supposed to be here by 9/23

No email update. Manually checked today

File locator starts with 34 Charleston SC

Thank you all for your support and help.

 

 

Got the tracking number from informed delivery. Shipping from Tucson, AZ. 

Applied at USPS 8/23

Expedited + express shipping paid

In process 8/31

Contacted Senator 9/18 with travel date of 10/1

They said wait till 4 days before travel 

9/21 Passport approved

Supposed to be here by 9/23

No email update. Manually checked today

File locator starts with 34 Charleston SC

Thank you all for your support and help.

51 minutes ago, aa1979 said:

Locator 34 is the worst... Some people have been waiting for months... terrible service when it comes to their speed of processing!

I agree. Have you seen any locator 34 case been approved? I have not seen any in the past few weeks.

35 minutes ago, leymanai said:

On Wednesday I emailed my congressman to see if he can do anything as I had a very important trip popped up out of nowhere on September, 9th. They responded back on Thursday and today I received a phone call from Western Passport Agency in regards to my application and if I can provide my card details to upgrade my application to expedited one. I was promised that my application will be looked at as soon as the charge go through.  Five minutes later after we ended conversation, money was taken from my bank account. Will update you on further deets.

Did you have to provide proof of airline ticket to the congressman's office?

I would try to contact your congressperson or Senator and see if they will intervene.

10 minutes ago, El Escocés said:

From where do you get that it is the slowest? I don’t see any where where this information is captured other than one or another’s perception. My own case was 4 weeks or so. I’ve seen other cases being the same. Looking forward to seeing your progress

Currently there are two  timelines I am seeing on people posting (reddit, visajourney and other places) with regards to expedited processing: 14-18 days and another is 28-35 days. This seems to indicate there is an office loading issue. Some offices are all caught from summer surge while others like Charleston are still languishing. I hope Charleston gets to similar processing time as Atlanta.

2 hours ago, HikerMark said:

I have been very impressed with processing times.

 

I submitted my passport application day after the oath ceremony on August 17th at the local city office.
Passport received today August 31st. So two weeks!!! 🙂

 

I paid the $60 for the expedited processing and $17.56 for 2 day delivery.

I was also impressed with the speed of the citizenship process. Applied on July 5th and approved and oath ceremony on August 16th.

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your experience.

Yours was processed in Atlanta - it is one of the fastest processing office.

Then there is Charleston where my application is being processed, which is slowest. I won't be surprised if it took them more than 6 weeks.

Submitted 8/23

Check cashed 8/31 and now shows in process. Locator starts with 34. Charleston SC. One of the slowest. Figures.

Scared the bejesus out of me.

Relief.

Submitted 8/23

Check cashed 8/31 and now shows in process. Locator starts with 34. Charleston SC. One of the slowest. Figures.

Scared the beejesus out of me

Submitted 8/23

Check cashed 8/31 and now shows in process. Locator starts with 34. Charleston SC. One of the slowest. Figures.

Scared the beejesus out of me.

Relief.

Moderators, please delete this thread.

I applied on Aug 23. Expedited passport application.

No tracking info yet on passport status website. No check cashed.

There was no tracking number on the receipt the post office gave me. Please do yourself a favor request it and pay extra for it. I didn't even know I could request one. 

I think I will go to the post office and try to get GPS coordinates and see what can be done. 

What are my options? Please help 🥺

39 minutes ago, Adujarric said:

I submitted mines on 08/23/21 and yesterday the status changed to “ in process  08/28”. Im hoping this is signs that i will get it my the end or mid September 🙏🏾

Thank you for sharing. When was your check cashed?

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!

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?

Submitted passport application on 08/23

Check hasn't been cashed yet

Status not available on website

I guess I got a slow office

Waiting 😃

Took my Oath today. It was a quick process. Glad to be done with it.

12 minutes ago, jolyn69 said:

Do you have schedule for your passport application? USPS need to registered first 

Yes, I have scheduled an appointment at my near by USPS office that is an acceptance facility.

32 minutes ago, Usagi_tsukino said:

Hi, thought id share.

Applied for my passport on july 23rd, received it yesterday. Asked for expedited service and it took less than 3 weeks including mailing.

Still waiting for the naturalization certificate back and for the passport card (got it so i could give it to SSA), but at least the passport it here.

Definitely did not expect it to be this quick instead of 12 weeks as it is said on the website! 

Best of luck to everyone who is waiting.

Congratulations! What are the first two digits of your file locator number?

11 minutes ago, millefleur said:

Ah, right, sorry I missed that part! To answer the question somewhat, it seems to vary based on which processing center gets your application or where you apply from. Some are a bit faster than others.

 

For me personally, I send everything overnight mail and also paid via money order to make the process go as fast as possible. Applied for expedited service July 29th at USPS and application was received by DOS August 3rd. According to the passport application site:

 

You requested expedited service when you applied, which we are currently processing within 6 weeks. Our processing times do not include mailing times, which could add 6 weeks to the door-to-door time.

Wishing you speediest of processing. Thank you for providing your timeline.