U.S. officials are easing warnings, but virus rates vary and other countries are nervous about Americans
its pandemic warnings about international travel, which means more Americans may be thinking about big trips.
Certainly, more people are boarding planes. Government tallies show that 831,789 travelers went throughFor those planning international vacations, there are at least two big questions to consider:If you need a new or renewed passport, it’s difficult to predict when you might receive it. Though the State Department has chipped away at its backlog of passport applications, it still has a long way to go and a reduced workforce at its passport offices nationwide.
The agency says its main priority now is processing passport requests for life-or-death emergencies, and it won’t estimate how long it will take to process conventional requests, whether new or in the pipeline.However, Times readers have shared anecdotal reports of wait times of five weeks to more than three months:
•In Weatherford, Texas, V.B. submitted her passport renewal on May 22 “and finally received an email it will be mailing to us on Aug. 12.” But some parts of the process moved faster than others. G.B., who is married to V.B., wrote that their check “cleared the bank in less than a week after mailing in the application.”Explore California, the West and beyond with the weekly Escapes newsletter.•In Pleasanton, Calif., Erik Scherer said he submitted his passport renewal in early July.
The short answer: Government workers can process your payments while working from home, but can handle secure documents such as birth certificates only in a government office. And most of those remain at reduced capacities.
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