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If you have a life and death emergency you can still get a passport within 72 hours. Despite the phrasing this also includes things like a close family member g

If you have a life and death emergency you can still get a passport within 72 hours. Despite the phrasing this also includes things like a close family member getting injured. Aside from that yes you may need to wait. Note that the backlog is being worked through as shown in the data in section 3: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/passport-covid-19.html/ https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/.... This is just part of life in a global pandemic. Essential services will still happen but otherwise life and safety is the priority.

JSavageOne 6y ago
> This is just part of life in a global pandemic. There's nothing about a pandemic that says that passport issuance/renewal must be closed down all year keeping Americans trapped in the U.S. Stop excusing low standards. Not to mention even if we weren't in a pandemic the whole process of passport renewals is stupid and overly time-consuming. If my information is all the same, why can't I just upload my new passport photo online and have my new passport automatically printed and sent to me?
- timsally 6y ago
  > There's nothing about a pandemic that says that passport issuance/renewal must be closed down all year keeping Americans trapped in the U.S. Stop excusing low standards. Indoor workers face serious health risks if they have to go into the office and can't maintain social distancing. Do you really think someone should put their family's life at risk because you waited to the last minute to renew your passport and want to go on vacation? Before you accuse others of low standards I would do a little introspection. The only person you have to blame for waiting until you were months away from expiration is yourself. You could have easily had it renewed while you lived abroad. My advice for when you have a task like a passport renewal that needs repeating once every 10 years: consider doing it before 97.5% of the time has elapsed.

JSavageOne 6y ago

> This is just part of life in a global pandemic. There's nothing about a pandemic that says that passport issuance/renewal must be closed down all year keeping Americans trapped in the U.S. Stop excusing low standards. Not to mention even if we weren't in a pandemic the whole process of passport renewals is stupid and overly time-consuming. If my information is all the same, why can't I just upload my new passport photo online and have my new passport automatically printed and sent to me?

timsally 6y ago
> There's nothing about a pandemic that says that passport issuance/renewal must be closed down all year keeping Americans trapped in the U.S. Stop excusing low standards. Indoor workers face serious health risks if they have to go into the office and can't maintain social distancing. Do you really think someone should put their family's life at risk because you waited to the last minute to renew your passport and want to go on vacation? Before you accuse others of low standards I would do a little introspection. The only person you have to blame for waiting until you were months away from expiration is yourself. You could have easily had it renewed while you lived abroad. My advice for when you have a task like a passport renewal that needs repeating once every 10 years: consider doing it before 97.5% of the time has elapsed.