Visit our Newsroom for information about the current status of visa services and visa restrictions related to the COVID-19 global pandemic What is a U.S. Visa? A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship.
Processing times only include the time your application is at one of our passport agencies or centers. The total time to get your passport includes both processing and mailing times. It may take up to 2 weeks for applications to arrive by mail at a passport agency or center, and up to 2 weeks for you to receive a completed passport in the mail after we print it.
Approved means the agency will soon print your completed passport, and Mailed means your passport is on your way. Your supporting documents will arrive up to eight weeks after you receive your passport. For renewals done online, you can check the status of your application by logging in to your MyTravelGov account.
