U.S. Passport in less than 10 days!

[DDL 1]

My husband's US Citizenship interview/test/Oath Ceremony was on Nov. 6. We sent his US passport application off the next day. His new US passport arrived in yesterday's mail. 6 working days. Amazing.

Our Visa Journey is now complete.

[lomeshp 0]

That's awesome. Congrats!

[T and M 1]

My husband's US Citizenship interview/test/Oath Ceremony was on Nov. 6. We sent his US passport application off the next day. His new US passport arrived in yesterday's mail. 6 working days. Amazing.

Our Visa Journey is now complete.

That's great news. There seem to be so many ways to get a passport, but 6 working days is fantastic. How did you do it? Did it take a visit to the post office? Did you pay expedited? Or the regular fee? Which forms did you include and to what address did you post it? I think we will follow you lead as we would like to travel a couple of weeks after my wife's oath ceremony.

thanks and congrats!!! I can't wait for our journey to be over!

[DDL 1]

My husband's US Citizenship interview/test/Oath Ceremony was on Nov. 6. We sent his US passport application off the next day. His new US passport arrived in yesterday's mail. 6 working days. Amazing.

Our Visa Journey is now complete.

That's great news. There seem to be so many ways to get a passport, but 6 working days is fantastic. How did you do it? Did it take a visit to the post office? Did you pay expedited? Or the regular fee? Which forms did you include and to what address did you post it? I think we will follow you lead as we would like to travel a couple of weeks after my wife's oath ceremony. thanks and congrats!!! I can't wait for our journey to be over!

Thanks for the congrats.

We just completed/downloaded the proper form (DS-11) online; printed it off; DH took to local "Acceptance Facility" (you do an online search to find out your nearest Acceptance Facility or Passport Agency) - in our case, the Clerk of Court's office (they accept walk-ins - if going through our Post Office they require appointment) - together with his original Naturalization Certificate (which he received at the Oath Ceremony). The proper representative signed the DS-11 after verifying his 2 forms of ID. They in turn then sent the DS-11 and his original Naturalization Certificate to Washington, DC (our counsulate) where it must have been received on the Monday. I am assuming they were closed on Tuesday for Veteran's Day. We kept checking online (you can track the progress online) but nothing was showing up - and then lo and behold, the passport arrived yesterday!

Cost:

DS-11 filing fee with expedited return = $149.85

Acceptance Facility processing fee = $25.00

Expedited cost to mail to Washington = $16.25

One US passport for a UK citizen = Priceless.

Edited November 20, 2008 by DDL

[moonhunt 1]

My husband's US Citizenship interview/test/Oath Ceremony was on Nov. 6. We sent his US passport application off the next day. His new US passport arrived in yesterday's mail. 6 working days. Amazing.

Our Visa Journey is now complete.

That's great news. There seem to be so many ways to get a passport, but 6 working days is fantastic. How did you do it? Did it take a visit to the post office? Did you pay expedited? Or the regular fee? Which forms did you include and to what address did you post it? I think we will follow you lead as we would like to travel a couple of weeks after my wife's oath ceremony.

thanks and congrats!!! I can't wait for our journey to be over!

I used routine service from post office, and got same kind of processing time.

I guess the load for passport application center is low, or they improved the process.

Nowadays it will take less than 10 days for routine service, but it is not guaranteed.

It can be changed around busy holiday seasons or something like that.

[DDL 1]

I used routine service from post office, and got same kind of processing time. I guess the load for passport application center is low, or they improved the process. Nowadays it will take less than 10 days for routine service, but it is not guaranteed. It can be changed around busy holiday seasons or something like that.

We wouldn't have done expedited if we weren't leaving on a Bahamas cruise B) in a couple of weeks!

Edited November 20, 2008 by DDL

[statman78 0]

Congratulations!!!

It must feel great to be done!

Congratulations!!!

It must feel great to be done!

[DDL 1]

Cheers everyone!

[mnbinth 2]

Congrats!

[cmartyn 0]

Congrats! May I ask what condition your Naturalization Cert was in when you got it back? I am a bit of a document nut and that one is particularily nice with the gold leaf and the engraving is awesome. I have a high rez scan of it and I'm sure the plates were engraved by masters.

[DDL 1]

Congrats! May I ask what condition your Naturalization Cert was in when you got it back? I am a bit of a document nut and that one is particularily nice with the gold leaf and the engraving is awesome. I have a high rez scan of it and I'm sure the plates were engraved by masters.

Thank you!

We haven't received the Cert back yet. I understand that they send it under separate cover. I'll let you know, though....

[annatenna 0]

Hi Denise - I just happened to land on this board after not reading it for ages, and noticed your signature there and your news.

Congratulations to you and husband - end of the long journey we both started on around the same time back in Blighty.

My passport came through very quickly too. Haven't christened it yet, maybe next spring we'll take a trip to England, haven't been back since 2005.

Hope you have a wonderful cruise to the Bhamas - WOW!!! sounds great!

[DDL 1]

Hi Denise - I just happened to land on this board after not reading it for ages, and noticed your signature there and your news. Congratulations to you and husband - end of the long journey we both started on around the same time back in Blighty. My passport came through very quickly too. Haven't christened it yet, maybe next spring we'll take a trip to England, haven't been back since 2005. Hope you have a wonderful cruise to the Bhamas - WOW!!! sounds great!

Hello Annatenna! Great to hear from you and thank you! It's been a long journey for us, hasn't it? Hope you get that trip back home in the spring. As for us .... we're repatting. Can you believe it?! Then it's MY turn for Citizenship - in the UK!

Hope all is well with you - take care,

Denise and Tony

[annatenna 0]

Re-patting?? Oh my!! Well you'll both be dual citizens then and can come and go as you please. I hope the move goes well and you find happiness back in The Old Country. It if wasn't for my husband's family here, we'd probably be following you back! But I like it here well enough. Anywhere is "home" and fine when you have a loved one with you.

[cmartyn 0]

Hey, we got ourrs back in 5 working days non-expedited. Mailed it on Saturday and got it the following saturday. The cert was in the envelope with the passport and only slightly bent not creased :-)