Allison Pohle

speaker

908 appearances 18 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2021 last heard Dec 2024

Allison Pohle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

No recordings in the last 12 months.Older appearances are listed below; set an alert to hear about the next one.

Appearances

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why TSA Wait Times Are Longer This Summer · 17 Aug 2023 podcast

We've all had some frustrations traveling, whether with flight delays or with crowded airports. matched

Be as patient as possible and just try to plan ahead. matched

You might. matched

Do you have pre-check? matched

Well, that should help a bit. matched

WSJ Your Money Briefing · Traveling Internationally? How to Avoid Long Delays for a Passport · 11 May 2023 podcast

If you are applying for standard processing, the application will take 10 to 13 weeks to process. voice-verified

And that doesn't include the time that it takes to be mailed back to you. voice-verified

A lot of people are planning to travel internationally this summer, and that means they are renewing their passports or applying for them for the first time. voice-verified

So the State Department says it's seeing an average of 500,000 applications per week. voice-verified

And the number of applications it's received are 30 to 40 percent higher than they were in 2022. voice-verified

That means there are a lot of people applying, but the department is struggling with staffing issues. voice-verified

So during the pandemic, people were not applying for passports. voice-verified

That meant the department let go of contractors and reassigned other personnel. voice-verified

They're still building back. voice-verified

They're authorizing a ton of overtime, opening up satellite offices, but they're struggling to keep up with demand. voice-verified

If you are applying for routine processing, that means the standard processing, the application will take 10 to 13 weeks to process. voice-verified

And that doesn't include the time that it takes to be mailed back to you, which adds up to two weeks. voice-verified

That is the normal time right now. voice-verified

But before the pandemic, it could take five to seven weeks for a routine application. voice-verified

There's also the option to expedite your passport. voice-verified

Showing 261–280 of 908 · page 14 of 46