Pro Tip: Renew Your Passport Right Now

Next year will bring massive delays to passport issuing and renewal

In 2007, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative went into effect, requiring U.S. citizens to have passports for travel to and from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. As a result, 18 million new passports were issued that year. That’s 10 million more than in 2004. And they will all expire next year. That influx could cause wait times for passport renewal to jump to ten or more weeks, up from an average of six, throughout 2017.

In addition to avoiding the extra processing time, there are a few other good reasons to renew your passport now. An increasing number of countries now require that you have at least six months left before your passport expiration date to grant entry. If it’s less than that, you could be denied boarding or even turned around at customs.

By: Wes Siler

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