U.S. passports pass 50% mark
October 30, 2024
Growing travel trends and easier applications have helped the steady rise from 30% only 15 years ago
Growing travel trends and easier applications have helped the steady rise from 30% only 15 years ago
The U.S. State Department has opened its online passport renewal window on a permanent basis and expects it to handle 50% of applications
The annual rankings of where your passport can take you without adding visas has been released
New offices and an online system will help speed passport issuance and renewal
After processing times that stretched out to six months and even beyond, the waiting time for a new or renewal U.S. passport is back to normal, according to the State Department, which quotes 6-8 weeks for a routine application.
If you’re not familiar with the Henley Passport Index then you probably haven’t given much thought to which countries you can enter visa-free, depending on the passport you hold. The folks at Henley and Partners think about little else as they meticulously record movements in visa requirements in their quarterly reports. “Visa-free” means you don’t have to apply in advance for a visa to enter the destination country, and it includes countries that automatically issue a visa on arrival. In…
Growing travel trends and easier applications have helped the steady rise from 30% only 15 years ago
The U.S. State Department has opened its online passport renewal window on a permanent basis and expects it to handle 50% of applications
The annual rankings of where your passport can take you without adding visas has been released
New offices and an online system will help speed passport issuance and renewal
After processing times that stretched out to six months and even beyond, the waiting time for a new or renewal U.S. passport is back to normal, according to the State Department, which quotes 6-8 weeks for a routine application.
If you’re not familiar with the Henley Passport Index then you probably haven’t given much thought to which countries you can enter visa-free, depending on the passport you hold. The folks at Henley and Partners think about little else as they meticulously record movements in visa requirements in their quarterly reports. “Visa-free” means you don’t have to apply in advance for a visa to enter the destination country, and it includes countries that automatically issue a visa on arrival. In…