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Croney

(4,981 posts) Fri Sep 26, 2025, 01:06 PM Friday

My online passport renewal took 10 days from start to finish. [View all]

The time quoted is 4-6 weeks, so it was quite a surprise. You submit your own photo, so my patient husband kept taking until I found one I didn't hate. It arrived today so that's that for ten years.

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My online passport renewal took 10 days from start to finish. [View all] Croney Friday OP

Did you pay for expedited? Pachamama Friday #1

No. I was resigned to waiting the 4-6 weeks since I don't have travel plans. Croney Friday #3

You know, in 10 years when you renew it again-- viva la Friday #2

I do the same! In ten years I'll be a month from Croney Friday #4

There's nothing like travel to keep us involved in life. viva la Friday #11

Yes, we visit family in Alberta twice a year. Croney Friday #12

mine took about that via mail, but my wife accidentally... mike_c Friday #5

Really?? I'd like to tell them to keep out of people's underwear but Croney Friday #7

The delay comes if you let it expire. hlthe2b Friday #6

Ah, that makes sense. Croney Friday #8

The last photo I took was awful and it was taken at walgreens so I only got two chances. kimbutgar Friday #9

I know what you mean. Before we went to Canada to visit family, Croney Friday #10