U.S. Passport Processing Speeds Up by 2 Weeks as Travel Hits Record Highs
Photo Caption: Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma with Skift CEO Rafat Ali at the 2024 Skift Global Forum in New York on September 17. Skift
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The State Department is processing passport application faster than it was prior to the pandemic. It's catching up to the post-pandemic boom.
Americans can now expect their passport applications to be processed within four to six weeks, down from the previous six to eight weeks, the State Department announced on Thursday. Expedited passport processing times remain between two and three weeks.
The State Department had originally aimed to reduce processing times to pre-pandemic levels of
