U.S. Passport Renewal Processing Time Now 8 to 11 Weeks❗🛂 As the calendar turns towards spring, and demand for travel increases ahead of what is typically busier travel months, passport renewal is taking longer. Late last week, the U.S. Department of State updated its processing time for passports, pushing the time it takes to get an expedited passport renewal from three to five weeks to five to seven weeks. Standard renewal is now at eight to 11 weeks, instead of six to nine weeks previously. For reference, processing time begins the day the State dept. receives the application at an agency or center, not the day that the passport is mailed. That means that processing time for those using the mail might have several weeks added on to the door-to-door time it takes to get a new passport. Those who are traveling with less time to spare are able to schedule an in-person appointment at a regional passport agency in order to expedite the process. Those appointments can be scheduled ...
1. Columbia Glacier Located on the eastern side of Prince William Sound, this glacier is 200-400 feet tall. 2. Hubbard Glacier (LingÃt: SÃt'SÃt' Tlein) With a length of 76 miles, a width of 6 miles, and ice cliffs as tall as a 30-story building, Hubbard Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in North America. 3. Valdez Glacier This valley glacier, located in the Chugach mountains, is easily accessible from the town of Valdez and is the perfect glacier to explore by kayak or canoe. 4. Worthington Glacier If you want snow, visiting the Worthington Glacier is a must. Located 28 miles from Valdez, this glacier is the snowiest place in Alaska and one of the easiest "walk-ups." 5. Glacier Bay Glacier Bay is where you want to go if you want to see some glacier calving action. With dozens of glaciers and all sorts of Alaskan wildlife, this place is a paradise for glacier lovers and photographers. 6. Mendenhall Glacier ("Sit" in Tlingit Language) Mendenhall is...
Passport Book vs. Card: 4 Key Differences 🛂🛂🛂 The passport book is the all-encompassing identifier to carry regardless of how and where you’re traveling. You have the option to purchase a passport book and card in one application, and there are a couple of scenarios when having both passport types might be convenient, like: If you travel equally by air and land. If you’re visiting Canada or Mexico by car, you might prefer a more compact document for traveling across the border. In that case, having a passport card for regular land-based trips would be useful. You can keep your passport book handy for international air travel. If you don’t have a Real ID , which is required for domestic air travel. A U.S. passport — book or card — is accepted as an alternative to the Real ID, but the card is more convenient to carry around. If you’re flying domestically without a Real ID, you can use a passport card for air travel within the 50 states and reserve your passport book for intern...
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