<p>I’m curious how long the process is currently taking for new passports. Thanks for any insight!</p>
<p>I received my passport in January, and it only took 3 weeks to get here. However, yours could take between 3 weeks and 3 months due to the probable influx, as a result of better traveling weather soon. If you’re very serious about how long the process will take, I’d suggest asking a worker at your local post office, they gave me an accurate time range.</p>
<p>My D just received hers after about three weeks. And it has a very nice picture of her in it. </p>
<p>We are going tomorrow to get an Enhanced Drivers License (WA) that costs $15 more than a regular drivers license and is good for land or seaport border crossings. It’s new designed not to cause such a hassle for folks who live in border states. It is also part of the western hemisphere travel initative. </p>
<p>We plan to hit the bahamas this june and it took a few times to explain to the cruiseline what the EDL will do.</p>
<p>Mine took 2 weeks in mid December.</p>
<p>Mine took 2 weeks early Dec, too. My date of birth was printed incorrectly, so I sent it back with the appropriate form. The corrected version arrived in less than 2 weeks.</p>
<p>We paid for the rush service for both kids this Jan - one in Ithaca and another in NJ. The one in NJ took 2 weeks, and one from Ithaca, NY it took 3 weeks. it was probably a waste to pay for the rush service.</p>
<p>Recently applied for first one, took less than 3 weeks from visit to courthouse to receipt of passport via mail, with no rush or expedited handling.</p>
<p>We applied for our kids on 12-21-07, the Friday before Christmas. Their passports were in our mailbox in only 2 weeks - and that was over Christmas and New Years! We were so surprised. (this was not a rush delivery, either)</p>
<p>Thank you to all of you for your replies! I’m trying to motivate a couple of relatives to get cracking so they can actually cross the border this summer to come to my D’s wedding. :)</p>
<p>I have heard enough horror stories about delays that I advised my daughter to pay extra for rush service, knowing she would be submitting the renewal application at the end of January and planning to go abroad in mid-March. I told her the extra money was worth avoiding the aggravation. (Her money, not mine - so in the end her decision).</p>
<p>She had her passport in hand within 7 days after applying. </p>
<p>See [Passport</a> Application Processing Time](<a href=“U.S. Passports”>U.S. Passports) for the official policies. (They say 4-6 weeks for regular service, 3 weeks expedited.).</p>
<p>After waiting over 4 weeks for an expediated passport last spring I wanted to expediate my D’s this winter but the clerk at the post office advised against it. We did the regular and like other posters had it in 2 weeks.</p>
<p>Funny you should ask - D applied for a passport yesterday and was told it would take 4-6 weeks, max. We’re thinking of going to Prague in June, so I asked about the expedited service and was told it really wasn’t necessary. We’ll just see what really happens…</p>