#Passport – Ski Federation https://skifederation.org National Ski Council Federation Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:45:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://skifederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/favicon.png #Passport – Ski Federation https://skifederation.org 32 32 How Long Does It Take to Renew a Passport? https://skifederation.org/how-long-does-it-take-to-renew-a-passport/ Thu, 19 May 2022 02:36:12 +0000 https://skifederation.org/?p=22631 How Long Does It Take to Renew a Passport?

It all depends on how much you’re willing to spend.

BY JESSICA PUCKETT

International travel is reopening in a major way, with vaccinated Americans now able to visit a host of different countries around the world. But as travelers dust off their passports, they might notice something panic-inducing: the expiration date.

Earlier in the pandemic, renewing passports was a near impossible task. Many convenient passport couriers—which help with express renewals—paused their services, and standard renewal by mail was taking as long as sixteen weeks.

Fortunately, processing times have shrunk back to pre-pandemic timelines (or close), and many passport renewal operations are up and running once again. Travelers can now get a passport renewed in as little as a week, although those express options come with hefty price tags. To be on the safe side, travelers should follow the State Department’s latest guidance and submit their passport for renewal at least four to six months before planned international travel.

If you’re attempting to renew by mail, be sure your passport meets the State Department’s requirements. Only passports that were issued in the last 15 years, when the traveler was age 16 or older, and are undamaged aside from wear-and-tear are eligible for mail renewal. The passport must also be in your possession to mail in along with your application and be issued in your current name (or you should be able to document any name change).

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]]> Avoid Passport Pitfalls By Jan Majerus, Thunderbird Ski Club https://skifederation.org/avoid-passport-pitfalls-jan-majerus-thunderbird-ski-club/ Sat, 22 Oct 2016 22:17:56 +0000 http://newdev.skifederation.org/?p=5798 While attempting to board a flight for Bride Le Bains in France at Detroit’s Metropolitan Airport, the process came to an abrupt halt as they were scanning my passport. The security officer brought in a supervisor who told me that my passport was invalid. I protested, saying that the passport did not expire until February 9, 2015 and we were returning on February 4. The security officer than told me that most countries now have a three to six month invalidation period prior to the expiration date on the passport.

Here are some interesting things that I learned from this experience:

* You can renew and update your passport in a 24-hour period, but it will cost you $299 plus the inconvenience.

* You can book another flight once you get a new passport, but the airline is going to charge you at least $200 for changing the flight.

* The agent at Delta told me on the telephone that, if they had permitted me to board the plane, the airline could have been fined as much as $32,000 by the FAA.

* And, if I had been allowed to fly to Europe with the “expired” passport and something happened to me, the U.S. Embassy would have no record of my being in France as my passport would have been considered invalid.

* As of this writing, my claim to Travel Guard Insurance Company has also been denied as they do not consider passport issues. Only serious illness and death are considered as valid excuses for a claim. I learned a lot from this episode and, hopefully, my experience can help educate other people. The lesson here is to check your passport expiration dates before you sign up for that next trip to another country — plus know and understand the rules.

 

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