So I originally submitted a straightforward renewal with name change that the passport office received in the beginning of April. They emailed me and said that I had submitted a lost passport form, which I did, but I thought it hadn't gone through since I did find my passport. Anyway, I had to go down to the clerk's office and submit a different form which arrived at the passport office on May 10, but it has not been processed yet. It hasn't even been entered into the system, which is why I called the Passport Info Center and found out when it arrived at the office.

Anyway, we leave for Canada on June 15, which is 4 weeks from today. I'm just wondering if anyone could shed some more light on when the "6 weeks processing time" starts. Would it be from May 10 or from the day it's finally entered in the system? The rep I talked to said that I could pay the $80 (UGH!) for expedited service, but once the status changes (I guess that means entered in the system) it wouldn't help. If I had done the expedited service from the start, then it would've been the guaranteed 3 weeks turnaround time. I've GOT to get my passport by June 15th. What do you guys think? I'm really hesitant to spend another chunk for expedited service, but maybe that's my only choice. Ugh!!