I recently renewed my passport. I requested, paid for, and the check was cleared by my bank for this service and a passport card. My newly renewed passport book was received yesterday. I have not yet received the expired passport book nor the passport card. Does anyone know if the passport card is also mailed separately? Or might I receive the card when the old document is sent separately?
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What is "recent"? How long has it been since you sent off your old information? Anecdotally, I typically receive the new passport first, and the old follows within a week or so.– BruceWayneCommented Nov 14, 2022 at 16:07
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According to Section F of the instructions on form DS-82 for a US passport renewal: (emphasis in original)
You may receive your newly issued U.S. passport book and/or card and your citizenship evidence in two separate mailings. If you are applying for both a book and card, you may receive three separate mailings: one with your returned evidence, one with your newly issued book, and one with your newly issued card. All documentary evidence that is not damaged, altered, or forged will be returned to you. Photocopies will not be returned.
So it is completely normal and expected to receive up to three mailings if you are applying for a passport book and card: one with the book, one with the card, and one with your old passport and other submitted evidence. They may arrive on different days, and I would not worry if it has been only a couple of days since you received the first of these mailings.
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6I believe passport cards are manufactured by a different company, so it is even possible there’s a bigger gap between mailings depending on capacity/backlogs at the different facilities and different mail transit times.– jcaronCommented Nov 13, 2022 at 22:29
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1I can confirm all of this - I did this about a year ago, and three mailings at separate times, the passport card came last I believe.– JoeCommented Nov 14, 2022 at 22:46