winger
TUG Member
With a trip to Canada coming up in May'ish (2019), we are scrambling now as we just discovered our teens' passports have just expired so they have to apply for new passports (they cannot simply renew because they are minors).
With the Federal Government's shutdown (well, there is a temporary 3 week reprisal, but...), has anyone gone through the new passport application process this past month or two? How long has it taken to receive your new passport(s) ? We are debating whether we need to ask for expedited processing (supposedly takes 2-3 weeks vs the standard processing time of 4-6 weeks?), but that will add $60 for each teen, which adds up quickly. We prefer not to pay this extra fee if it is not needed because our two passports will also be expiring at the end of this year, which is another unforeseen costs !
* I have read that the Federal passport processing department(s) is not impacted by the Federal Govt shutdown because this function is considered 'essential', yet a co-worker who applied for his son's new passport in late December at a Post Office said he was informed time to process the passport application maybe slowed down considerably because of the govt shutdown.
With the Federal Government's shutdown (well, there is a temporary 3 week reprisal, but...), has anyone gone through the new passport application process this past month or two? How long has it taken to receive your new passport(s) ? We are debating whether we need to ask for expedited processing (supposedly takes 2-3 weeks vs the standard processing time of 4-6 weeks?), but that will add $60 for each teen, which adds up quickly. We prefer not to pay this extra fee if it is not needed because our two passports will also be expiring at the end of this year, which is another unforeseen costs !
* I have read that the Federal passport processing department(s) is not impacted by the Federal Govt shutdown because this function is considered 'essential', yet a co-worker who applied for his son's new passport in late December at a Post Office said he was informed time to process the passport application maybe slowed down considerably because of the govt shutdown.