Allison Pohle

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

And right now, expedited renewals are taking seven to nine weeks, whereas previously they took three to four weeks. voice-verified

So the cost for a passport book, which is what you'd be using if you were getting on an international flight, is $130. voice-verified

To expedite it, you'll pay an additional $60. voice-verified

A lot of destinations won't admit you if your passport expires within six months. voice-verified

And that's because of different visa issues for how long tourists are allowed to be there. voice-verified

So given the current processing times and these international rules, you should renew your passport nine months to a year before the expiration date if you don't want to be panicking. voice-verified

There is. voice-verified

And so if you are looking at your passport and realize, oh my gosh, it expires in July or in August, what should I do? voice-verified

Well, you can try to have your passport processed through the urgent travel designation. voice-verified

And that applies to people who are traveling internationally within nine weeks. voice-verified

They might not have applied yet. voice-verified

And you can call the Passport Information Center and make an appointment to try to move the process along more quickly. voice-verified

It depends on the company. voice-verified

So some will tell you that they can process the passport on their own, on their website, without involving the State Department. voice-verified

That is not true. voice-verified

Those companies are a scam. voice-verified

And any company claiming that they can just do it on their own without the State Department's involvement is not reliable. voice-verified

But there are other companies like Rush My Passport, which is a courier service that is registered with the State Department's National Hand Carry Program. voice-verified

And that means they can submit passport applications to approved offices on your behalf if you can't get there yourself. voice-verified

So when you return from an international trip, you have to go through passport control where you talk about where you've been, why you're coming into the US if you're a citizen, where you're going after you come back, and then eventually you have to go to customs and talk about anything that you purchased or anything that you're declaring. voice-verified

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