Rush My Passport offers expedited passport courier service in as fast as 1 week or less.

If you need to travel urgently for reasons other than a life-or-death emergency, please call the NPIC at 1-87 Mondays through Fridays 8 A.M. ET, call 1-87 (TDD/TTY:1-88)įor Urgent Travel Service, you need to call 14 days before your scheduled international travel or 28 days if you also need to secure a foreign visa. If you need to travel due to a qualified life-or-death emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center for an appointment: Life-or-death emergencies are serious illnesses, injuries, or deaths in your immediate family (parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, sibling, and grandparent) that require you to travel outside the United States within 3 business days. Regional passport agencies are offering two types of appointments: Life-of-Death Emergency Service and Urgent Travel Service. Mailing delays may be significant so requesting 1-2-day mailing may greatly help. Mailing times vary across the country.Įxpedited service takes from 4 to 6 weeks exluding mailing times on the front and back end. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Standard service may take between 7 and 10 weeks.

The Department of State's processing times begin when applications are received at a passport agency or center and not when you mail them or apply at a local acceptance facility. COVID-19 UPDATE: Mailing delays are impacting passport processing.

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