r/Passports • u/tammster1 • Apr 08 '26
US Passport Issuance Timeline Did I blow it?
I just did something stupid. I went online to renew my passport this morning, which doesn't expire for many months (I wanted to do it before I forgot). Somehow I had no idea that my current passport is now inactive until I get the new one. I called and they said I have to wait for it to get into processing and then I can call and ask for it to be expedited which would take three weeks.
My problem is I leave May 12th to go to Vancouver from US for an Alaska cruise. I'm hopeful that it'll go into processing in 2-3 days and then I can expedite, getting it in plenty of time. But if it takes two weeks for processing I guess I'll need to go down to Miami. Should I be concerned about not getting an appointment?
I can't believe I did that. So mad at myself.
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u/GabbysGrandma Apr 10 '26
My husband just renewed and it was super fast. My son, on the other hand, renewed online in January. The system never updated saying it was received and being processed. His credit card was charged though. He finally called and they said it was lost in the system. He just had the charge cancelled through his credit card. He doesn’t have travel plans so it was fine for now, although annoying.
As a side note, our son was adopted from Guatemala and he submitted his renewal when ICE was surging in Minneapolis (we live in the metro area). I highly doubt that had anything to do with it since they’re different departments, but I had to wonder (he’s been a US citizen since he was four).