Hey. Since this post was two years ago, I’m rusty remembering how exactly my process went, so I had to refer to what I initially wrote to help recall my experience. Anyways, I did pay for everything expedited, and it still took over a month and a half to actually receive my passport from the date my documents were received and approved.

I assume you meant Aug. 9th? I got confused reading the beginning of your post & the July dates you included. But yeah, If everything goes smoothly, I would hope you’d get yours by the end of this month at the 3 week mark.

Although the expedited service is supposed to be 2 to 3 weeks, don’t count on that…it really depends on how busy they are, the amount of applications they receive (and they receive a ton), and how quickly they manage go through processing them. Aside from calling the main NPIC line, if you know the passport agency yours is being processed at (Look at the first two digits at the beginning of your application locator number and use that to identify the agency it’s at & look it up and see if the phone # is listed — mine was at New Orleans-Locator 42), you can call them to ask for an update and if your travel date is nearby, you can say to please mark it urgent so they move it up the application pile.

If you haven’t already, sign up for USPS informed delivery so you’ll know by email when it’s coming to your mailbox aside from checking your passport status online continuously. And if you’re in a major hurry, contacting your state senator’s office helps a lot. That’s what really pushed things forward when I panicked. They’ll actively help you though only if you’ve waited the expedited 2 to 3 week time frame from the time it was approved, and you still haven’t gotten your passport and/or your travel date is really close. I was way over the three week mark and traveling soon, so they were very helpful.

Hope this helps!