- Despite this ongoing pandemic, Americans are ready to see the world. They just might have to wait a while first.
- The US State Department says it could take months for you to get a passport. So many Americans filed to get a passport over the summer that there's now a backlog of two million applications.
- Only 11 million applied for their passports last year. Americans' urge to travel has caused a surge of 15 million applications in 2021.
- Officials say you're going to need to wait at least six months for a passport.
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