According to USA Today, international travel expenses will also rise next week due to the increase in passport fees.
It is reported that residents can choose to pay a $60 expedited fee to receive their passport within 5 to 7 weeks; similarly, residents can attach an expedited shipping fee of $17.56 to speed up progress.
In recent months, non-extended waiting times have soared to 18 weeks this summer due to strong travel demand, shortage of staff and delays from the U.S. Postal Service.
Since then, the processing time has dropped to 8 to 11 weeks. Despite this, obtaining a passport has become a problem for residents who are interested in traveling. Before the
fee increases, travelers aged 16 and older who apply for the first time will be charged USD 145, and USD 165 will be charged from next week.
It is worth mentioning that the most common American passport is the familiar blue-skin ordinary passport, but few people know about the passport card.
US Passport Card is an inexpensive and fast "passport card" launched by the US State Department for US citizens, and the application was officially collected on February 1, 2008.
From June 2009, the US Customs fully implemented a new real identity customs clearance policy. Passport cards and passport books are both US passports and are valid evidence of US citizenship.
