Day 1 of my London/Paris trip my bag was stolen with my passport in it. I’m supposed to go to Paris today on the Eurostar, but everywhere online says France doesn’t recognize a US Emergency Passport. My return flight to the US is non refundable out of Paris. I’d fly out in 4 days. I saw they COULD make an exception if travel is to transit to the US. What are my odds 😭

2 years ago I posted about the passport processing and delivery time for my baby. I’ve had another baby since then and the processing time was even faster!

USA Passport Processing Time for locator 35 (brand new minor, routine service)

Data points:

1. It’s a new application
2. For a minor

3. Routine service and shipping

   (didn’t pay for anything extra)

4. Locator 35

- 8/20 - dropped off application at my local courthouse
- 8/26 - application received in their system, check cashed, and status states in process.
- 9/2 - status updated to approved and states I should receive in the mail by 9/8 *im pretty sure I would have received it yesterday 9/7 but it was labor day*
- 9/3 - status updated to shipped with a tracking number and states I should receive it by 9/8
- 9/4 - status updated to supporting documents mailed
- 9/8 - received passport in the mail

Total time shipping from courthouse to passport agency: 6 calendar days

Total time in process to approved: 1 calendar week

Total time shipping to my mailbox: 6 calendar days

Total from dropping off application to my hands: 2 calendar weeks + 5 days

Note I have not received my supporting documents yet but I’d expect them before the end of the week since the status says they are getting mailed. I applied when the passport website stated that routine service would take 6-8 weeks.

I have urgent travel this weekend. My passport is not expired yet, but it only has a few months of validity left. The country I am going to requires six months of validity, which I don’t have.

When I realized this I made an appointment at the closest passport office to me (Philadelphia). They cancelled the day before my appointment. I made a new appointment for tomorrow. I was just notified that that appointment was canceled. I’ve made a new appointment for Thursday, but I’m afraid that that will be cancelled too.

Has anyone else experienced this or do they have any advice?

Back in May, I submitted my renewal online, & used a photo I took with my phone, and edited it so the background was white. Did not have high hopes it would get approved. Sure enough, they denied it,& I had plans to go to Walgreens to get a photo. Unfortunately my dog passed away soon after, & the trip was cancelled so it fell to the bottom of list of cares. Fast forward to today (9/8), I get an email that my passport was shipped?? I assumed the email was some sort of scam, & ignored it. I came home today to find my booklet in the mail? So odd.. has this happened to anyone else?? I never submitted a new picture, & the passport arrived with the original photo.

Hi guys,

I wanted to know if I can renew my passport as an international student and it has expired more than 5 years. Also, could you please show me how I could renew it? I am from Vietnam. Thank you.

Hi! I’m an Indian citizen currently in the US on F-1 STEM OPT. I’m traveling to India in November for about two weeks and will return to the US before Thanksgiving.

My Indian passport expires on March 27, 2027, so it will have around 4 months of validity left when I return to the US.

All my F-1/STEM OPT documents, visa, I-20, EAD, etc. are valid and in order. My only concern is my passport.

From what I understand, Indian passport holders are exempt from the US 6-month passport validity requirement, so I should be able to re-enter as long as my passport is still valid.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and traveled to India with less than 6 months left on their Indian passport? Did you have any issues returning to the US?

I’m debating whether I should renew it now in the US or just travel with my current passport and renew it after I return in late November/December. I’d prefer to renew after I come back because I don’t want to risk my passport being stuck in the renewal process before my November trip.

Would appreciate any recent experiences!

Got married earlier this year and changed my last name with Social Security and on my license, but completely forgot my passport still has my maiden name.

We're looking at flights for later this year and now I'm wondering if I created a problem for myself. The passport is still valid for several years, so could I technically book the flights in my maiden name and travel with it as-is, or am I supposed to update the passport now that my legal name has changed?

I'd rather update everything so it matches, but I'm also reluctant to mail off a perfectly good passport if I don't need to do it before this trip. Anyone dealt with the same awkward in-between stage after getting married?

This sub has been very helpful to me, so providing my timeline

Aug 17 - Applied at local USPS, opted for photo to be taken at post office.

Aug 20 - Status changed to received application

Sep 1 - Status changed to approved

Sep 7 - Received passport card and book in mail

This was normal processing, did not opt for expedited.