Passport Application Wait Times Are Taking Up to 18 Weeks, State Department Says
By Alison Fox | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT "The pandemic's disruptions continue to have a ripple effect on all steps of the passport process, including the amount of time it currently takes us to process a passport application." Passport applications are currently taking up to 18 weeks to process and the State Department says it "will take time" before that long waiting period eases. The State Department currently has an application backlog of between 1 and a half million to 2 million applications, which is "somewhat higher" than normal, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services Rachel Arndt told reporters in a…