kjquilts
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Post by kjquilts on Mar 7, 2022 19:24:59 GMT
Want to send our passport renewal forms in today and want to be sure they're done correctly so they don't get rejected or delayed. Question 10 asks for your name as printed on your most recent US passport book ...
Passport book has last name on first line and first and middle names on second line so is that how name should be entered on question 10 ? LOL seems stupid to even be asking but I'm having brain fade so thought I'd ask the Peas. Tried googling and even tried calling Passport department but it is impossible to reach a person there and the stock answers they have don't fit the question.
Secondly, has anyone recently sent in for a passport renewal? If so how long did it take for renewal to be processed and sent back to you?
Thanks so much
Karen
Just an update .... received our renewal passports today.
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Post by cme37 on Mar 7, 2022 19:33:12 GMT
I don't remember that particular question, but I would guess I put name as first, middle, last. I just renewed mine at the beginning of the year. It didn't take too long to get it back. I believe it was less than two months.
I absolutely hate my new picture. This no smile thing is awful.
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Post by gina on Mar 7, 2022 19:37:28 GMT
The no smile is terrible. And they made me tuck both sides of my hair behind my ears which I hated. lol I looked at my last passport and my hair was NOT tucked!
Sorry I can't answer the name question certainly. But when my son and I renewed passports recently (well, his was brand new, mine was a renewal), they came in under 3 months. I want to say it was probably like 9-10 weeks.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 7, 2022 20:31:57 GMT
I just did my kids and my passport in November. Mine was a renewal. I kept a copy of the form. I did First Name, Middle Name, Last Name.
oh, forgot to answer your 2nd question. I believe we got them end of Jan/early Feb. I didn't rush them or anything.
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Post by bianca42 on Mar 7, 2022 20:57:05 GMT
I have a dumb passport question. Is it a passport renewal if you have EVER had a passport? Or does it become a new passport request if it's been expired for 45+ years? (My passport picture was taken when I was a tiny baby.)
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Post by papersilly on Mar 7, 2022 21:15:14 GMT
when did this "no smile on the photo" thing start happening?
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Post by librarylady on Mar 7, 2022 21:33:31 GMT
I would submit it as a renewal because you do have a passport number.
Allow enough time that if I am wrong you have time to start over.
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Post by bethany102399 on Mar 7, 2022 21:37:01 GMT
Or does it become a new passport request if it's been expired for 45+ years? (My passport picture was taken when I was a tiny baby.) I will say when we applied for ours, I applied as a new passport holder even though I had one from when I was in High School. DH (whose dad was career Air Force and also had one from elementary school) also did this. I believe, since your passport was from when you were a minor, they force you to get a new one. DD will be 16 in April, and hers expires in October. Of course we're flying in June. (domestic, but Missouri requires you to show your passport to fly because Real ID). This thread is timely for me as It's been on my mind to start the process of getting her a new one, but we can't act until she's actually 16.
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Post by cannmom on Mar 7, 2022 21:47:34 GMT
I’m not sure about the name question, but I will say it took forever for my passport renewal to go through last year. I want to say around 4.5 months. I had a trip booked and was starting to worry about it getting back in time.
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Post by Laurie on Mar 7, 2022 23:34:37 GMT
Dh, youngest dd and I did our passport application at the local USPS on January 3rd. We did not expedite and had them in 4 weeks.
My brother, his wife and 2 sons applied end of January and did the expedited and had them in 2 weeks.
We we’re surprised because oldest dd applied end of June/first of July and didn’t get hers until end of October.
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Post by julie5 on Mar 7, 2022 23:50:57 GMT
when did this "no smile on the photo" thing start happening? A few years ago with the new facial recognition software came out. You can’t wear glasses either. I got my first passport in 2013 and wore my glasses. Renewed in 2016 and couldn’t wear them.
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Post by kjquilts on Mar 8, 2022 0:33:38 GMT
Thanks for the various responses. I decided I was overthinking question 10 and answered it with last name, first name and middle name since that is how it shows on original passport. You have two other opportunities on the renewal form to provide your name so I'm sure they'll figure it out.
Although it does appear that passport/renewal passport processing is getting much faster I went ahead and paid $60.00 expediting fee and $18.32 for 1 to 2 day delivery back to us in addition to the $130.00 passport renewal fee (these are all per person). I sent the applications together in one envelope priority mail for $8.95 which includes tracking confirmation. You do need to return your original passport and include a check for payment. I did two separate checks because I couldn't easily get both our names and dates of birth on one check.
Our original passport photos were done at a post office and we loved both our photos. We had the new photos done at Walgreen's and our photos look like convict mugshots. The poor lady helping us had to call the manager because the machine kept saying our photos were tilted ... major reason for photo rejection. Manager said he always has applicant sit in a chair while he takes photo and the machine didn't reject his photos of us. DH is a very smiley person so it took three photos to get one of him not smiling.
Thank god we are in our 70's, these may be our last passports.
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Post by kjquilts on Apr 2, 2022 2:12:03 GMT
Received our renewal passports today..... Monday April 4th would be four weeks from mailing so really quick service paying for expedited service and paying for 1 to 2 day mailing. Probably didn't need to expedite since cruise is not until May 21st but it is done and we don't need to worry about it anymore.
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