Getting a Passport Expedited at a Post Office If you need a foreign visa, the date of your appointment must be within 10 business days of your international travel. You can schedule your appointment up to 2 weeks before your international travel but the date of your appointment must be within 5 business days of your international travel.
Mondays through Fridays 8 AM to 5PM, call ET 1-87 (TDD/TTY:1-88) If you need to travel due to a qualified life-or-death emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center for an appointment: Life-or-death emergencies are serious illnesses, injuries, or deaths in your immediate family (parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, sibling, and grandparent) that require you to travel outside the United States within 5 business days. Those with qualified life-or-death emergencies are prioritized. Regional passport agencies are offering extremely limited in-person services if you need to travel internationally in the next 5 business days. Mailing delays may be significant so requesting 1-2-day mailing may greatly help. Mailing times vary across the country.Įxpedited service takes from 5 to 7 weeks exluding mailing times on the front and back end. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Standard service may take between 8 and 11 weeks. The Department of State's processing times begin when applications are received at a passport agency or center and not when you mail them or apply at a local acceptance facility. COVID-19 UPDATE: Mailing delays are impacting passport processing.