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USA passport renewal wait times?
« on: August 24, 2021, 08:43:42 PM »
Anyone recently renewed their passport by mail via the London embassy? The website says they are back to 3 week turnaround times, just wondering if that is accurate.

thanks!
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Re: USA passport renewal wait times?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2021, 09:00:02 AM »
I just did mine--it was picked up on April 7th, and the renewal arrived on April 30. I used their delivery service, since we've been having some issues with the post here in North London.
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Re: USA passport renewal wait times?
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2021, 12:37:33 AM »
thanks so much Heidi! I went with the courier last time I renewed my passport, but I couldn't get them to schedule a pickup appointment in a timely matter this time around (bizarre). Hoping that special delivery is good enough here in central london.
Sept '11: premium service same-day tier 4 visa granted in NYC
July '13: tier 4 visa - applied from boston
October '14: FLRM - applied priority in sheffield office
March '17: FLRM 2 - applied priority in sheffield office
Sept 2019: IRL, priority at Croydon, granted same day
October 2019: submitted naturalisation application
January 2020: citizenship approved!
March 2020: last citizenship ceremony before covid :-O


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Re: USA passport renewal wait times?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2021, 10:08:17 PM »
for anyone tracking - i got my passport returned exactly 3 weeks after the embassy received it. I'm in central london and used priority mail, not the courier, fyi!
Sept '11: premium service same-day tier 4 visa granted in NYC
July '13: tier 4 visa - applied from boston
October '14: FLRM - applied priority in sheffield office
March '17: FLRM 2 - applied priority in sheffield office
Sept 2019: IRL, priority at Croydon, granted same day
October 2019: submitted naturalisation application
January 2020: citizenship approved!
March 2020: last citizenship ceremony before covid :-O


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Re: USA passport renewal wait times?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2021, 11:59:42 AM »
Ohh I wish I had seen this before I made my post. I just posted a query about this! 3 weeks is excellent.
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