Anonymous wrote:I would try another type of office that issues them . We had to go in person and went to our county Clerk-Recorder's office. Much better service than I've ever had at the post office for passports in the past. Some public libraries do, or find the federal office.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone needs to get the press on this stat.

I wanted to add that adults have not been able to use the post office for a while. When I tried to renew mine late last year, the office said I had to do it online. If I was getting a passport for a child, they were still allowed to use the post office or a library.

Last month, I did my renewal online. This won't help the person with the toddle, I don't think, and not having ANY staff at USPTO or a library is new and scary.

I'd get people to make a big fuss about this.

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone who submitted an application in the last month actually received theirs, or seen their status changed from “in process”?

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone who submitted an application in the last month actually received theirs, or seen their status changed from “in process”?

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, when tromp won the election we all knew govt systems would disappear or slow down significantly. I rushed the renewals on our passports to make sure they got done. I think it’s just one of those things Muskrat wants to shut down. Administration already announced all trans people would have passports revoked and denied, so I’m sure the system is shut down while they go thru and confirm that.

Anonymous wrote:We live in DC and have been trying to get a passport for our toddler.

We had an interview lined up for the USPS on Pennsylvania Ave last Wednesday. On Tuesday the post office calls me and said my appointment is canceled. They will not be conducting passport processing, as they lost the person who handles it. I asked if they will be getting a replacement and they had no idea when that would happen.

My spouse was at the Wisconsin Ave post office this weekend, which also does passport interviews. People kept coming in for interviews and the processing office is closed. Again, post office staff told my spouse that the processing person was pulled last week and no notice was provided. And in the case of Wisconsin Ave, they are not even calling people to let them know the interviews are canceled! USPS website also keeps allowing people to make interview reservations - so people take their kids out of school, come to do their interview, and then the Post Office staff at the mail desk have to let them know its indefinitely closed and to try to make a reservation at another facility. People are obviously pissed off and yelling at the Postal desk staff!

Is this happening only in DC or elsewhere across the country? Feels like a systemic change that was not announced anywhere.

Anonymous wrote:Well that's terrifying. I submitted my passport for renewal last week (expedited) and it is saying "UNAVAILABLE" when I tried to check status :/

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Anonymous wrote:Just go to the passport center in DC. I was there and this lady needed a passport and didn't even have her child's birth certificate. They treated her like royalty with four people trying to help her despite her doing nothing to prepare and for all we know stealing a child.

OP here: we ended up doing this today by using a (refundable) hotel reservation for Canada for next week; said we were going on a road trip. Friends of mine have booked fully refundable cheap airfares to the Caribbean to trigger an appointment with the Washington Passport Office. Of course, you cancel the reservation once you have your passport in hand.

The Washington Passport Office is amazing. I'm picking up our toddler's passport in person later this week.

Anonymous wrote:Just go to the passport center in DC. I was there and this lady needed a passport and didn't even have her child's birth certificate. They treated her like royalty with four people trying to help her despite her doing nothing to prepare and for all we know stealing a child.