So I need to renew my passport for August travel. The new normal fee is $130. $60 for expedited. Plus $10 or so to mail your application in via Priority USPS. And $15 for getting an approved photo at a place like CVS.
So the expedited time frame is 7 to 9 weeks. Why??
If I come into this country from Europe they scan my passport at the border in 30 seconds. I assume they look for criminals, terrorists and stolen passports, fake passports etc.
So I mailed in my old passport this past Tue priority. The renewal application is already in their system as I can check and they have cashed my check. Converted it to ACH actually.
So they can check my old passport for the same kind of things they do at the border in 30 seconds. Can look at my new picture and see it's similar to the one in the old passport. Probably check my mailing address with some government agency.
So what takes 7 to 9 weeks. It's not like there is an unusual backlog. This is normal. Hire more people. I just sent you a check for $190.
Now a new passport might take more work. But even that it's not like they send the FBI out to interview everyone you associated with in the past 10 years.
Especially for people born in this country how much checking do they need to do beyond a birth certificate? Maybe check if you have given up your citizenship? That's got to be a pretty short list.
So the expedited time frame is 7 to 9 weeks. Why??
If I come into this country from Europe they scan my passport at the border in 30 seconds. I assume they look for criminals, terrorists and stolen passports, fake passports etc.
So I mailed in my old passport this past Tue priority. The renewal application is already in their system as I can check and they have cashed my check. Converted it to ACH actually.
So they can check my old passport for the same kind of things they do at the border in 30 seconds. Can look at my new picture and see it's similar to the one in the old passport. Probably check my mailing address with some government agency.
So what takes 7 to 9 weeks. It's not like there is an unusual backlog. This is normal. Hire more people. I just sent you a check for $190.
Now a new passport might take more work. But even that it's not like they send the FBI out to interview everyone you associated with in the past 10 years.
Especially for people born in this country how much checking do they need to do beyond a birth certificate? Maybe check if you have given up your citizenship? That's got to be a pretty short list.