How long does it take to get a passport?

Question

i would like to know approximatley how long it takes for you to recieve your passport after you turn in your application.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

How Long Will it Take to Process a Passport Application?

At this time, we are processing routine applications in less than four weeks from the time of application.  We are processing requests for expedited service within three weeks.

If you are traveling or need your passport in order to get a visa within the next 2 weeks:

Please call us at the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778) to schedule an appointment to apply in person at a Passport Agency (please see note below).

If you have already applied but will not need your passport within the next two weeks:

There should be no need to contact us at this time. Our goal is to make sure that no one misses a trip. We have added staff and are working overtime across the country to achieve this goal.

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/pro...

Answer 3

I assume you're talking about a US passport.

Assuming everything is in order - and uncomplicated - I think a wait of about four weeks is reasonable.   From personal experience, I can tell you that the Passport Office's "busy season" runs from about the beginning of May to the end of September, during which the system tends to get overloaded and the wait might be longer.

Faster service can be gotten if, instead of submitting your application at a Post Office, you went directly to a Passport Office (there are about 20 scattered across the country in big cities).  The Post Office only looks at your ID, has you sign the application and pay the fee, and then bundles up your application, photos, and birth certificate, and sends them all to the region's Passport Office.

The Passport Office has the people who actually evaluate your application and other papers, so they can handle complicated or problematic cases.   They can also expedite your passport -- either having it mailed to your home sooner than otherwise or arranging for you to get it at the Passport Office either that day or the next.  To get expedited service it will help a great deal to have some sort of evidence -- such as a travel agent's letter or airplane tickets -- that shows that you are supposed to be leaving in the very near future.

However, I strongly recommend not waiting till the last minute.  Passports are good for several years, so you might as well apply for one well ahead of your actual trip.  Also, keep in mind that some foreign countries insist you already have a passport before you can apply to them for a visa.

The best things to do to make your passport application process run smoothly are:

(1)  Fill out your passport application form (available at the post office) as legibly and clearly (and completely) as possible.  Did I mention the word "legibly"?

(2)  Have the proper photos.  There are (especially near passport offices) photography shops that can do this properly.  (Yes, you are permitted to smile.)

(3)  Have the original birth certificate.  That does not necessarily mean the parchment that's as old as you.  It means the document that comes straight from the State Dept of Health with the department's official impression seal.  (And, for godssake, do NOT yield to the temptation to fiddle with the birthdate!)  An alternative to a birth certificate is any previous US passport issued to you, even when you were a baby, as someone had to show proof of your citizenship to get that passport.

(4) Have proper identification.  A current driver's license should do.  If you don't have a current driver's license, then an expired drivers license - hoping that you still resemble the photo on it.  If you don't have the sort of ID that would encourage a store to accept your check,  bring along an adult relative who has all of his proper ID.

(5)  A cooperative attitude.  Unreasonable as it may seem,  passport office people are more inclined to go the extra mile for applicants who are pleasant to them than to people who arrive at their counter (even after a long restful wait in line) with a chip on their shoulder.  Ain't that amazing.