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I'm going back for Christmas too. Fingers crossed

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Just in case this helps, our passports came back in less than 10 days :)

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How long did it take them to take out the payment? Mine has already been 15 working days.

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okey dokey thanks -
though I should be worried I spelled holiday as hoilday

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wow: cool!

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It looked like they took out the payment pretty much when they received our applications. But then I think you pay whether there's an issue or not, so as soon as they start processing the application they submit the charge.

I was quite surprised how quick it was as I didn't fill in some of my stuff and subitted it anyway....I was born abroad and wasn't going to send in my original British Consultate birth certificate and figured if they really needed it they could ask for it LOL! But it was a renewal anyway so it's not like it was a new request.

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:( I wonder why it is taking them so long to process the payment....

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Got my phone call from UPS. Haven't taken the money out of my account though :confused:

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Does anyone know the current processing time?

The Embassy site says ten working days.

Any view on whether this is correct?

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The 10 days banner on the website is still a work of fiction.

I sent mine by Fedex on Fri 30 Oct, was received by them on Monday 2 Nov, account was debited on 6 Nov and I've heard nothing since. I was starting to think UPS had lost it - but after reading these threads I'm inclined to blame the Passport Office !

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I have had practically the same dates as you, and they are still processing mine as well.

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Isn't yours a first time application? Takes longer if it is.

Dean

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Thanks for posting this because I too am waiting on these guys, I want to go home for Christmas.

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Yes Dean, I am. I figured since I actually have a Certificate of Registration, that it would go faster. My friend got her passport without one, but by providing everything they would need to claim that she is indeed a citizen by decent.

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Hi dean please help i sent my kids passports off for renewal on the 29th oct still no news they have not even taken any money as yet need passports back as we are going to the uk on the 21st dec 2009 we have an appointment at the amercian embassy on the 23rd dec im getting really worried now