If you're unsure about whether the routine processing will get your passport to you in time for your vacation, I highly recommend expediting it. I didn't mention earlier that I was scheduled to move out of my New York City apartment March 27 and was then traveling for work right after. My saving grace in this whole mess was that I expedited from the get-go, and I paid for two-day shipping. Also, you must have imminent travel within two weeks to even get a shot at an appointment. I tried calling numerous times to schedule one, and sometimes the phones weren't even connected. Note: There are also passport agencies and centers that can process the application almost immediately, but it's extremely difficult to get an appointment. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. Remember that some destinations require you to have a valid passport for at least six months after your travel dates. The State Department also recommends renewing passports "well ahead of any planned international travel, even if it still has a few months validity left on it," according to its website. Department of State is quoting 10 to 13 weeks for routine renewal and seven to nine for expedited renewal. I recommend giving yourself at least 12 weeks before international travel, if not 15. Mine hovered at "received" almost the entire time until it suddenly switched to "in process" on March 21. We even went so far as to compare the numbers of our applications. However, I became worried when he mentioned that his application status switched to "in process" just four hours after he submitted his application. 25, so I figured we were in the same cycle. But as days turned into weeks and weeks and weeks, I became less confident.Ī co-worker submitted his Jan. So, I naively figured it would take the expected three-to-five-week period for my passport to arrive. 29, I got an email that it was received on the same day. Going into this experience, I definitely underestimated how long it would take to get my passport renewed.
Give yourself lots of breathing room to ensure your passport makes it to you in time for your trip. These are the five things I learned when I renewed my passport for the first time and some tips to make your experience easier than mine. That left me with just about nine weeks to get my passport renewed before my trip at the beginning of April. 23 because you can't renew more than a year before a passport expires. I had a trip planned for April 2, so I had to renew sometime before that. I could've renewed over the summer, but I was worried about a rumored government shutdown in June or shortly after. So, I needed to have more than six months until my passport expired. My passport wouldn't technically expire until January 2024, but I planned an international trip with family in August 2023. I will caveat my experience with this: I had a very tight window to renew. I ended up getting my passport a mere 10 days before international travel. I figured that after the first rounds of online renewals last year, the kinks would have been ironed out. When I applied in late January, the online renewal portal through MyTravelGov was open, so I decided to take my chances and renew my passport that way. I recently renewed my passport for the first time, and it was quite a tumultuous experience. They are also a pain in the you-know-what to renew.
Passports are your key to the world, allowing you to cross borders, explore new places and experience different cultures.
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