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The Department of State is committed to processing passport applications as expeditiously as possible. Reducing the volume of pending passport applications, shortening processing times, and increasing agency counter services remain top priorities. Today, we are updating our public information to reflect that routine processing of a passport application now takes 8-11 weeks, and expedited ...
Office of the Spokesperson. March 24, 2023. On March 24, the Department of State updated the processing times for U.S. passport applications. Routine processing will take 10-13 weeks and expedited processing, which costs an additional $60, will take 7-9 weeks. These new processing times only apply to new applications submitted on or after March 24.
OPSS pulls the passport information status from TDIS to the OPSS database. The U.S. passport applicant does not submit information directly to OPSS, however, once the status information exists in the OPSS database, U.S. passport applicants can use the OPSS public-facing website via travel.state.gov to inquire about the status of their
This is especially important as we approach what is expected to be our busiest summer travel season on record. Our passport processing times are currently 8-11 weeks for routine processing and 5-7 weeks for expedited processing, which costs an additional $60 per application. These processing times fluctuate throughout the year depending on ...
This notice provides the Department of State’s (the Department) privacy policy regarding the nature, purpose, use, and sharing of any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) collected via this website. Our privacy policy explains our information practices when you provide PII to us, whether collected online or offline, or when you visit us online to browse, obtain […]
Renewing by mail is the easiest, quickest way to renew your passport. Simply mail us your DS-82 form, 2×2 photo, fees, and your current, undamaged, adult passport. If you are not eligible to renew by mail, you must apply in person at an acceptance facility (post office, library, etc.). There are more than 7,500 acceptance facilities nationwide.
The six additional facilities will expand our passport network to 35 passport agencies and centers and over 7,400 public passport acceptance facilities nationwide. As our existing network of agencies do every day, these new passport agencies will provide service to travelers with urgent travel needs. Travelers who do not require urgent passport ...
The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) conducts more than 38,000 personnel vetting actions for the Department of State as a whole. Personnel vetting is the process used to assess individuals seeking to obtain security clearances to allow access to classified national security information or for those seeking public ...
December 18, 2023. Passport processing times have returned to our pre-pandemic norm. As of December 18, 2023, passport applications will be processed within 6-8 weeks for routine service and 2-3 weeks for expedited service, which costs an additional $60. With this update, we have fulfilled our commitment to return to benchmarks from March 2020.
services, paperless data and fee submissions with electronic signature, status updates online, and email notifications to the applicant. The OPR system will use external service providers, United States Postal Service (USPS), Pay.gov, Social Security Live (SSL) and LexisNexis in processing passport service requests.