Teton County residents who are planning international travel and need a passport or renewal are strongly encouraged to start planning sooner rather than later. Applying a full six months in advance of potential travel is advised whenever possible.
Current target processing times remain much longer than they were if your last application was more than three years ago. Clerk of District Court Anne Sutton encourages those planning international travel to stay up to date on current processing time information, which can be found at travel.state.gov.
While the U.S. Department of State (U.S.D.S.) currently reports processing times at 11 weeks for routine processing, and 7 weeks for expedited processing (an additional $60), they are target timeframes and not guaranteed processing times. U.S.D.S. timeframes do not factor in mailing time to and from U.S.D.S.
“There are a number of reasons an application may meet with an additional delay either at the Processing Facility or with the mail so it’s important to provide as much time as possible for your application to be processed and mailed,” Sutton said.
To assist parties traveling in spring 2023, Sutton reports her office is finalizing plans to add a second PASSPORT SUNDAY option this fall that will be six months in advance of spring break. The September event will be in addition to the traditional once annual event usually held about three months before spring break starts.
The office is located upstairs at the Teton County Courthouse at 180 S. King Street.
