PASSPORT WAIT TIME

Our passports arrived 4 weeks two days after they were applied for. Fairly quick and painless.

[Darcy]

That about how long it took us to get ours. I'm sure the wait will increase toward the end of the year.

[Donna]

Thanks Don,
I'm sure people will be interested to know how long its taking now. A good reason to go and get those passports now while the wait isn't terrible.

Passport information

The cruising world better get ready for if I like cruising, and I am certain I will, it will have a fun loving couple to join its ranks. That will mean any ship we are on will become a FUN ship.

[Dorothy]

I'll bet the wait times will get longer once the new passport laws go into effect and more people are applying.

dorothy

[LindaInCT]

Five weeks for my husband. I talked him into getting one!

[Ceramicslover]

My cruise buddy and I both applied for new passports. I got mine in 2 weeks and she got hers in 5 days! Wow! Now that's fast!

What is the costs of them??? we have four to buy-by Jan.!!!

As I remember it was between 85 to 97 dollars plus about $8 each for the photos.

A passport can be renewed much faster than that. Last year, I was going to Paris to visit my daughter. On the night before I was leaving, I checked my passport, and realized that it had expired. I panicked, and started calling the Passport Agency to see if there was anything I could do. It turns out there is an emergency procedure where you can go to a Passport Agency office, and get a same-day renewal of your passport. You have to be close to a Passport Agency, and it costs an extra $65 ( I think), but it sure saved my life!

It took about two weeks to my passport. Pretty quick.