>On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:17:07 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:
>

>>I have heard horror stories about how slow the Passport
>>Processing Center in Philadelphia can be but, after suddenly
>>realizing that my passport had expired, I downloaded the online
>>form DS-82 (http://www.state.gov/m/a/dir/forms/) and submitted
>>it with the old passport, pictures and check. Even after
>>receiving the form back since I had forgotten to sign it, the
>>whole process took three weeks.

>
>It was on the news in just the last day or so that State has
>implemented some new processing procedure and is pretty nearly
>caught up.