🧵 1. 📰 State Department advises travelers to apply for passports 6 months before departure due to high demand for international travel. Processing times are 10-13 weeks, plus additional time for mail. #world
🧵 1. 📰 State Department advises travelers to apply for passports 6 months before departure due to high demand for international travel. Processing times are 10-13 weeks, plus additional time for mail. #world
🧵 2. 🛂 Some countries require passports to be valid 6 months beyond travel dates, so check State Department's country-specific info. Agency receiving 400,000 applications/week & experiencing surge in demand. Plan accordingly.
🧵 3. ✈️ Revenge travel surge continues, leading to record volumes of air travelers. Over 2 million more passport applications expected this fiscal year. State Department aims to return to pre-pandemic processing times by end of 2023.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/06/need-a-new-passport-state-department-tells-travelers-to-apply-at-least-6-months-before-departure.html