The State Department is dropping its anticipated processing wait times for the first time since related travel restrictions were lifted.

Looking for a passport? The Department of State's website says processing time is eight to eleven weeks with routine service and five to seven weeks for expedited.

More than half of the world’s top-10 airports have already started digital journeys to improve efficiencies in the travel process.

Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) is the agency’s latest way at cutting down on wait times for people traveling back home to the U.S. and Nashville is now a part of the program.

Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2025 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 179. Second place is held by Spain, with a score of 176.