Passport record locator and effects on processing times

[happytree 19]

I became a citizen a few months back and filed for my passport last at the end of last month. My wife is a USC so is my son. Coincidentally, they needed to renew their passports so we all went together to the same USPS office to get our passports. Mine was a first time passport, theirs a renewal.

 

My wife's passport was approved exactly 10 days from the day we applied at the USPS office. 10 days!! And NO, we DID NOT pay expedited processing. Just regular processing for the 3 of us. Her record locator starts with 42.

My sons and mine's start with 55 both are still processing. 

 

Is there a list somewhere of the record locator codes? 

 

Also, with the new passport design coming up, does anybody know which passport offices are issuing the new design? My wife got the old design from office 42. 

[Suudsu 66]

7 hours ago, happytree said:

Also, with the new passport design coming up, does anybody know which passport offices are issuing the new design? My wife got the old design from office 42. 

It's not the office that issues the passport, it depends on which passport printing facility it comes from. They don't all have the new printers to print new passports yet. See this thread for more:

 

7 hours ago, happytree said:

Her record locator starts with 42.

My sons and mine's start with 55 both are still processing. 

 

Is there a list somewhere of the record locator codes?

Google is your friend. 42 appears to be New Orleans, 55 appears to be Dallas.

 

[happytree 19]

I got approved a few days ago. Took exactly 3 weeks. I paid regular service

I just got a text from informed delivery with a tracking number. 

[Elle Worth 21]

On 11/8/2021 at 11:24 AM, happytree said:

I became a citizen a few months back and filed for my passport last at the end of last month. My wife is a USC so is my son. Coincidentally, they needed to renew their passports so we all went together to the same USPS office to get our passports. Mine was a first time passport, theirs a renewal.

 

My wife's passport was approved exactly 10 days from the day we applied at the USPS office. 10 days!! And NO, we DID NOT pay expedited processing. Just regular processing for the 3 of us. Her record locator starts with 42.

My sons and mine's start with 55 both are still processing. 

 

Is there a list somewhere of the record locator codes? 

 

Also, with the new passport design coming up, does anybody know which passport offices are issuing the new design? My wife got the old design from office 42. 

hi! whats the timeline of your wife's passport? we have the same locator. My application was approved 6 days after mailing it. I hope i will get it soon

[happytree 19]

2 hours ago, Elle Worth said:

hi! whats the timeline of your wife's passport? we have the same locator. My application was approved 6 days after mailing it. I hope i will get it soon

My wife is a born citizen. Her application was approved 10 days after we sent it in. I received my passport exactly one month after I sent the application. 

[Elle Worth 21]

3 minutes ago, happytree said:

My wife is a born citizen. Her application was approved 10 days after we sent it in. I received my passport exactly one month after I sent the application. 

Yes i saw that. Im just curious . How many days did she have to wait for her passport?

[happytree 19]

9 minutes ago, Elle Worth said:

Yes i saw that. Im just curious . How many days did she have to wait for her passport?

I think it came pretty quick. I want to say it took a week or less after it was approved. 

However, I've noticed that USPS is taking about 2x to deliver my mail. I used to get my statements about a week after they were printed. Now, I am getting them OVER two weeks after they are printed. So I would give it a week at the very least, if not two. 

 

[Elle Worth 21]

4 minutes ago, happytree said:

I think it came pretty quick. I want to say it took a week or less after it was approved. 

However, I've noticed that USPS is taking about 2x to deliver my mail. I used to get my statements about a week after they were printed. Now, I am getting them OVER two weeks after they are printed. So I would give it a week at the very least, if not two. 

 

Thank you! Im getting anxious because I really want to travel at the end of the month. 

[happytree 19]

good luck. 

 

 

1 minute ago, Elle Worth said:

Thank you! Im getting anxious because I really want to travel at the end of the month. 

 

[Elle Worth 21]

On 3/3/2022 at 8:49 PM, happytree said:

good luck. 

 

 

 

Thank you! I got it pretty quick! 15 days in total.