Passport Wait Times Are Up Amid Soaring Demand For International Trips

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Right now, the average turnaround time for a standard passport renewal is eight to 11 weeks due to a boom in demand from Americans eager to travel overseas.

rocrastinators, beware. If you’re planning an international trip this spring or summer, it’s time to get your passport sorted out. As of now, the turnaround time for a standard passport renewal currently can take eight to 11 weeks, according to the. For $60 more, an expedited renewal application can take five to seven weeks.

Much of the current backlog can be chalked up to an unprecedented demand by American travelers for international trips. “As Americans are traveling internationally again, we are seeing unprecedented demand for passports,” a State Department official told. “In fiscal year 2022, we issued more passports than ever before, and we are on track to break that record again for fiscal year 2023.”

“We saw demand for international travel more than double from 2019 to 2022,” says James Ferrara, president and co-founder of

 

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Same in Canada ! It’s getting better now though .

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