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Submitting a photo that doesn't meet the requirements will delay your passport application. Check out our passport photo requirements page to ensure your passport application process goes smoothly! travel.state.gov/photos
If you're thinking about taking an international trip, check your passport’s expiration date today.
We are receiving approximately 400,000 applications each week, following higher-than-normal volumes in January through May 2023 that exceeded 500,000 applications a week.
Our staff is working hard to address the current surge in demand. From January through June, we authorized 30,000 – 40,000 overtime hours each month.
And we are focused on hiring, training, and retaining staff. We have increased staffing levels and have hundreds of additional staff in the hiring pipeline.
Read about the processing times below with the normal route. Fast Fast Passport Center can get a passport done and back in your hands in as little as 4 business days. Sign up today.
Need to renew your passport? It is important to remember that processing times do not include mailing times. It may take up to two weeks for applications to arrive by mail at a passport agency or center, and up to 2 weeks for customers to receive a completed passport in the mail after we print it. Learn more about current processing times at travel.state.gov/processingtimes.
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Each member of Congress has different rules for how far out your trip has to be before they will intervene, but generally it needs to be within a few weeks.
U.S. passport delays may be four months long — and could get worse unless you use a passport expediter like Fast Passport Center .
There's been a surge in travel abroad, and the demand for U.S. passports is creating a backlog of applications.
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As more Americans travel internationally again, we’re directing resources to meet the unprecedented passport demand, including:
✅Hiring more staff
✅Scheduling overtime
✅Standing up a satellite office to process applications
Traveling this year and need a passport? Apply now.
US Border Protection Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it’s already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.
What to know about getting a U.S. passport in 2023. There is a third option too. Hire an approved passport expediter like Fast Passport Center. Contact us today if you need it within 3 weeks. No waiting, no lines.
The pandemic threw a wrench in the well-oiled machine of U.S. passport services. When offices were closed, in-person appointments were impossible and employees were figuring out how to work in the new normal, millions of passport applications got backlogged. Fast forward a few years, and we're not q...
Have 5-14 weeks? You can now renew your passport online.
As the State Department as rolled out a pilot program to renew U.S. passports online, one user confirmed that the process was simpler than he expected.
U.S. passports will include option for "X" gender marker starting April 11, State Department says.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-passports-x-gender-marker-option-state-department/
The move intends to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people.
New COVID-19 travel restrictions are coming. Here's what to expect
The new rules will take effect in November and replace the current slate of confusing restrictions. Here's what you should know.
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Real IDs, explained: Millions of Americans who have driver’s licenses still haven’t upgraded to a Real ID. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/2/25/21147550/real-id-explained
Millions of Americans who have driver’s licenses still haven’t upgraded to a Real ID.
Homeland Security wants to scan your face at airports — and you're gonna love it
Yanks will have to submit to face scanners like everyone else
What You Need To Know About Flying With The Upcoming REAL ID Deadline
Getting a REAL ID requires more paperwork than you might need for a traditional license in the past.
NHC upgrades Dorian to a Cat 5 this AM. Winds 160mph. Steady heading west. Expected to slow down and crawl over the northern Bahamas. Then a turn north and coastal scare from Florida to North Carolina. Overnight models have trended back a little west. High pressure to the north maybe a little stronger... Forward speed inching along a little more... Little more west than north... all these might make Florida sweat a little more. Not hyping... No trying to scare. IMO surprised Hurricane Watches aren't up for Florida's east coast. Going live at 9:19am to chat. www.spaghettimodels.com / Drunk Donkey gear at teespring.com/stores/mikes-weather-page
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American tourists can now travel to Brazil without a visa
If watching a game at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium has been on your bucket list since the 2014 FIFA World Cup, you can now do so without adding a trip to the consulate as part of your itinerary.
Soon your driver’s license might not get you through airport security
The TSA is fully implementing the "Real ID" program in October 2020, or so it says.
Owe more than $50k in back taxes? You may be denied a US passport!
People with tax debt of more than $51,000 will be denied new passports until their debt is satisfied.
New Rule: Residents In Nine States Will Need Passports For Domestic Flights in 2018
REAL ID Act: A passport for domestic travel may be a reality as nine states soon won't allow travelers to board an airplane with just a driver’s license.
As if traveling wasn’t already complicated enough, next year residents of eight states will no longer be able to use their state-issued ID for domestic air travel.
As if traveling wasn’t already complicated enough, next year residents of eight states will no longer be able to use their state-issued ID for domestic air travel. If you’re a resident of Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or Washington, your driver’s license...
The only 20 travel apps you'll ever need.
Whether planning a trip or already immersed in holiday bliss, these are the apps you need. 1. Evernote Why you need it As a sharable dumping ground for pretty much anything to do with planning your holiday – lists, interesting photos and scans from magazines, and even dictated notes. Standout featur...
Are airport line-skipping options worth it?
In April, American criticized TSA for longer-than-usual wait times, claiming that nearly 7,000 Spring Breakers missed flights during the week of March 14-20 because they were stuck in security lines. “The rise in checkpoint wait times is fueled in part by the unprecedented rapid growth in travel vol...
Terminal Confusion? DHS push could make some IDs invalid for flying | Fox News
Millions of air travelers across the U.S. are potentially at risk of finding themselves grounded in the new year thanks to a post-9/11 law that took a decade to finally come into effect.
Photos from NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center's post
Millions of Americans might need passports to fly domestic
As many as 9.5 million Americans might have to start using passports to fly -- on domestic flights.
US Embassy in Athens Issues Security Message for American Citizens in Greece - The Pappas Post
From the United States Embassy in Athens: Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Banking Disruptions in Greece June 28, 2015 The State Department alerts U.S.
Where to Go in 2015!
Here are the 10 best budget destinations for 2015. From high style and world-class shopping to jaw-dropping scenery and unrivaled art, culture, and food, these are the places everyone will be talking about this year—and they are all within the reach of Budget Travelers!
Your Cuba Travel Questions Answered
The Obama administration took a series of major steps today toward its goal of normalizing relations with Cuba, easing restrictions on the U.S. travel ban it says has kept the communist nation isolated for over half a century. But the new rules aren’t designed for everyone. The typical U.S....
Super Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) Update: Philippines Landfall Ahead (FORECAST)
A nation is preparing as a potentially life-threatening super typhoon nears. We have the latest forecast.
Super Typhoon Vongfong, World's Strongest Cyclone of 2014; Dangerous Threat to Okinawa, Japan...
Super Typhoon Vongfong, as feared, intensified rapidly to become the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2014 on Earth.
Nicaragua sets sights on building rival to Panama Canal with Chinese backing - AJW by The Asahi...
A Chinese telecom billionaire has joined forces with Nicaragua's famously anti-American president to construct a waterway between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean to rival the Panama Canal.
Countdown to 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Day 43
England coach Roy Hodgson will announce his squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on Monday 12 May.
Forecasters say Typhoon Haiyan is the strongest tropical cyclone in the world this year
Strongest typhoon in 10 years heading for Japan.
A powerful typhoon was closing in on Japan Tuesday, on a path that will take it toward the precarious Fukushima…
Tropical storm headed to the Hawaiian Islands for Monday.
This graphic shows an approximate representation of coastal areas under a hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow). The orange circle indicates the current position of the center of the tropical cyclone. The black line, when sel...
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Although you might not plan to leave a cruise ship at a particular port, a medical emergency or calamity at home might require it.
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