Passport application ink check cashed

Question: My passport expired in April 2024, paperwork is filled out but not sent off or paid for. Is there a time limit in which to do that?

Answer: Hello! You can still send out that completed application form provided that the date beside the signature is current. Passport renewals can be applied for up to 5 years after the passport expires. Please make sure your requirements are complete before mailing them out to avoid delays:

1. Form DS-82
2. Recent-expired passport
3. One new passport photo
4. Payment for fees

Routine service currently takes 6 to 8 weeks while expedited service takes 2 to 3 weeks. If you need your passport sooner, you may apply through a regional passport agency or through a private passport expediter.

Question: I forgot to include my old passport with my renewal application. Everything else was in order, i.e., photo, signed application, check. What should I do?

Question: I’m getting ready to mail my renewal application, but should I include my return address on the envelope?

Question: I mistakenly wrote 3/1/2014 in my personal check and also I forgot to write amount of 130.00 in small box at right side but I already spelled out one hundred thirty dollar with 00/xx. I should have wrote right year of 2024 not 2014 but it is too late because I already mailed it out. What should I do if agent at the passport department see wrong date of 2014 instead of 2024?

Question: I recently applied for a passport renewal via the DS-82 form. In my envelope, I included my previous expired passport, the proper payment fees, and completed form. I received a letter stating my application could not be processed because my previous passport was not included with my initial application. Who do I contact regarding this? My application and payment were sent back, but not my original passport and I do not have a way to reapply without it.

Question: I forgot to include a stamped envelope for the return of my new passport. What will happen?

Question: I used a non-starter check that has no address - will it be accepted.

Question: I mailed my old passport and new application but forgot the payment. It was received via USPS tracking 4/23/23 but I have not received a letter or anything. It is now 6/27/23. How do I get it back so I can pay? Should it take this long to be returned with instructions?

Question: I mailed my passport renewal application and forgot the payment. That was 3 months ago and have not received it back requesting payment. I now have travel scheduled. I have called every number and sent emails. I cannot get connected to anyone.

Answer: You need to contact the NPIC in order to find out what happened to your application. You may call 1-877-487-2778 or email NPIC@state.gov.

Question: I mailed out my passport on May 1st, the post office stated it would get to its destination by May 3rd with expedited mail. I checked the passport status after 2 weeks there's no update. Started to get worried b/c my tracking states it still hasn't moved since May 2nd from a distribution center. It's now June 14th with no update from the website. But my check has been checked.

What should I do?

Question: I lost my passport and sent a filled out, but not signed DS-11, my birth certificate, and copy of ID by express mail and expedited for a trip in 4 weeks. If I go to a passport office to get it correctly signed, I do not have my birth certificate. Do I have to pay $150 for the research or can I send it and hope it joins up with my other application?

Question: Hi, I recently applied for a passport renewal. I put my middle name on the application, as it was listed on my old passport. When I signed the renewal form I forgot to sign with my middle name. Is that going to be an issue?

Question: I mailed my renewal application with a USPS money order with the right fees but forgot to write any of the information like name or DOB or even to whom. Will that cause a problem?

Question: I made a mistake in the amount that I sent for my passport renewal. What shall I do?

Question: Is a business check acceptable for passport fees? My own business. If I already send the business check with my application, what should I do?

Question: I mailed my application and check four weeks ago. The check was cashed right away but the application status still shows Not Available. When will it show Processing?

Question: Hello. I sent my renewal application two days ago and realized afterward that I'd forgotten to write my name and DOB on the check. Will this cause any issues with my renewal process?

Question: Forgot to send a check with the renewal app on Jan 27th, 2023. Come March 24th, I get an email to send a check to another address. Once that check is received, does the clock start over for processing? Calling here in a few hours to try and expedite and pay that over the phone.

Question: I forgot to sign my money order. Will my payment be accepted?

Question: Hello - I mailed two passport renewal forms in the same envelope and followed all instructions listed on the website. They cashed one of the checks 2 weeks ago but not the second one. This is very concerning to me. I have tried emailing, no luck. I have called that number you list several times and they say they are not able to take my call. Please advise.

Question: I submitted all documents with a copy of DS3053, they sent back a letter asking for the original DS3053. When I send it back how long can it take to get my passport? I have already applied for expediting from the beginning.

Question: Hello, I submitted a passport application with incorrect payment. We received the application back and paid the fees for late payment when the first payment was incorrect. Do we need to send another payment when we resubmit the application?

Question: I submitted my passport, application, and check in one envelope to PA. However, I received a call from my city passport agency (Boston) saying they received my passport check, with nothing else.

I have no idea who sent them this check and why this was separated from my application/ passport. I now have no idea where my passport and application are. The envelope with the check did not have a return address. It was just sent in a USPS mailing envelope. I am about to report my passport as lost/stolen. The check was returned to me by my city agency. My online status after 2 weeks still says not avail. Any ideas about what happened?

Question: I mailed the application for a minor and the check was cashed 6 days later. It has now been 15 days and it still says "Not available" on the website. And I paid for expedited.

Question: Hello,

Will I have my money order returned since I put an incorrect name on it?

Answer: Passport services will contact you about sending the correct money order or paying the fees over the phone. Please keep an eye out for your mail.

Question: Hello, I forgot to add the check to my passport renewal application. How can I pay the money over the phone?

Also, how can I track my passport application? I do not think that I created an account. When do I create the account, and will my application automatically get assigned to my account? Sorry, I am confused about the process.
Thanks in advance!

Answer: You need to call the NPIC at 1-877-487-2778 to pay the fees over the phone. Before doing so, however, you need to wait for passport services to contact you.

Creating an account at MyTravelGov is only reserved for those who tested the pilot of the online renewal system. This system has been temporarily suspended.

Question: I recently finished a passport application using routine processing time but a day after I realized I wrote the wrong amount of money on the check to cover the cost of routine time (I wrote it correctly ("$130.00") in the amount box but not the amount line ("one hundred even"). Is there anything I can do right now to fix this mistake or do I simply have to wait to be contacted?

Question: I sent my Passport Renewal Application to US Passport Center 6 weeks ago via priority mail and just realized that my social security number had one digit that was off from my actual SSN. The online status checker shows that the application is "in-progress" but under the incorrect SSN with the one digit being in error. If I check under my actual SSN it shows "Status Unavailable". Everything else is correct and I did submit my expired Passport with the renewal application. What should I do?

Question: I mailed my passport for renewal, but I haven't been able to get tracking confirmation from the post office that they picked up my package and delivered it. However, the money order I made out to the State Department has been cashed, but my Application Status is still Not available. Is there another way to confirm my package made it to the Passport agency and that my money order was cashed by the state department, before I report my passport and money order as stolen?

Question: I forgot to put my DOB on the cashier's check, is that an issue?

Question: I forgot to check off the regular books or large books. Will my application be returned back?

Question: What do I need to do? I’ve been calling but can’t get through to see what is the next step to fix the situation.

Question: I wrote the wrong date on the check and application.

Question: My family sent in 6 passport applications. 5 checks have been cashed and the status for those is "In Process". My wife's application states that it is "Not Available" and there is one check that still has not been cashed. The other 5 applications have been in process for 7 days so I am growing worried that her application was misplaced.

Question: Mailed my application for renewal but forgot to include check-what do I do?

Question: Similar situation with a check that had insufficient funds, I was told that they would run the check twice if bounced. Can you triple-check that this is the case?

I can confirm I called in and they don't take a credit card over the phone.

Question: I mailed my application for renewal but forgot to include my photo. I am worried that by the time the application is returned to me, it will be too late to renew before my travel date. Should I resubmit everything right away?

Question: I mailed an expedited passport renewal application and after sent it, I realized that I forgot to sign my check (with the expedited renewal fee). What happens now? Do you think this check will be accepted or returned? I am very concerned because I need the passport renewed ASAP.

Question: I made the money order out to the National Passport Processing Center instead of the State Department. What happens in this case?

Question: I filled out the money order but for the address put W West instead of just West will that cause problem with my application?

Question: I forgot to put the check in and when I call the number I get a voice prompt to select numerous options, but nothing pertains to how to call them and give them your visa to pay.

Question: If my money order wasn't cashed for the renewal of my passport, would they reach out to me?

Question: I submitted my application today April 6. After a few hours, I realized that I mistakenly sent the check without my signature. Is this ok? If not, then how do I correct it? Can I pay by phone?

Question: Hi, I mailed my passport renewal form to the wrong agency for my state. I was supposed to mail it to TX but instead mailed it to PA, it has not yet arrived as there is a delay in shipping but what will happen since it was mailed to the wrong agency?

Answer: Your application will be routed to the appropriate processing center.

Question: I have a passport and want to renew it and also get a card. Do I send 2 pictures or just the one stapled to the form?

Question: Tried to make a correction to my e-mail - at the end of the process where it tells you to check information - they cashed my check but I never got the renewed passport and I don't know what to do now.

Question: I sent all paperwork and application to renew my passport but unfortunately forgot to sign the application. Will that be an issue? And will I have to pay again if they resend the application to me?

Question: I'm worried that I did not sign my check/that I wrote my check incorrectly. It has not gone through to my bank. I went in on Saturday to send my passport and today is Monday and it was delivered to the facility. Who do I contact?

Question: I forgot to include my check with my passport renewal application. I went to the post office 15 minutes later but it was already on the truck. It's now been 7 weeks and there is still no status and I have not received anything back. I have a trip to Italy on October 4, 2021. I cannot get through to anyone on the phone. Any ideas on what I should do?

Answer: You should receive a letter from passport services with instructions on how and where to send the check for the fees.

Question: I sent in my passport renewal at the same time as my husband. His check was cashed, mine was not. I looked up my passport status and it says the renewal is "in process" - should I be concerned about the check not being cashed?

Question: I forgot to include a check when I mailed my application.

Question: I wrote a personal check and forgot to transfer the funds to my checking and they attempted to take the funds. Will they try again?

Question: I mailed everything I needed but forgot to date the application.

Question: I forgot to check off that one of my parents isn’t a US citizen. What will happen to my application?

Question: I mailed the form, picture, and money for renewal but sent my wife's passport in error. How do I get hers back?

Question: I sent out the renewal package but forgot to sign my name on the application form.

Question: I submitted a picture but I failed to staple it to the application. Everything else was included in the renewal application process other than the stapled picture. Would this be grounds to resend the application back or would the renewal still be processed?

Question: How long does it take for the passport to be returned in this case? I submitted mine without a check in NYC on April 2nd and have a flight on the 4th of June.

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