Tag: US Passports

Passport Wait Times Are up Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Demand

Wait times are up for the third time this year as the standard processing time for passport applications will now be 10 to 13 weeks, the State Department announced on March 24. The latest uptick is due to surging international travel demand that has created an unprecedented number of passport applications and renewals. Even expedited…


US Allows Americans With Expired Passports to Return Home

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration says many American citizens holding recently expired U.S. passports will be allowed to return home from abroad on that document until the end of year. Citing delays in passport renewals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said certain passports that expired on or after Jan. 1, 2021, will be honored…