It happens, you booked an international trip and didn’t realize your passport expires in three or six months and your destination country won’t let you enter . Or maybe you’ve never had a passport before and thought it would be easy to get one just a few days before your trip. Whatever the reason, fortunately, there are ways to obtain a passport faster than usual .

Types of service for a passport

The U.S. Department of State offers four different passport service options, each designed for specific circumstances and with varying processing times.

Life-or-death

✈️ Travel in less than 14 days

More about qualifying circumstances here .

Urgent

✈️ Travel in less than 2-3 weeks

Expedited

✈️ Travel in less than 6 weeks

Routine

✈️ Travel 6 weeks or more

How to get an urgent

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