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04/26/2022 01:09 PM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
The U.S. Department of State is committed to meeting the needs of U.S. travelers. The current processing time for routine passport service is 8-11 weeks and for expedited service is 5-7 weeks. These processing times do not factor in mailing times to and from our offices. They begin the day we receive an application at a passport agency (not the day a customer applies for a passport at an acceptance facility or drops an application off in the mail), and they end the day we issue the passport.
Applicants may schedule an appointment to apply for a passport if they are traveling within two weeks or need a foreign visa within four weeks; however, the appointment cannot occur more than five business days before the date of travel, or ten business days if a visa is required.
We continue to advise travelers to consider COVID-19 conditions and restrictions at their destinations, in addition to other safety and security factors, when considering international travel. Our embassies and consulates around the world will continue to provide the latest country-specific COVID-19-related information on their websites.
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