One of the many ways we’re addressing the current demand for passports is by standing up a satellite office staffed by retirees, volunteers, and new Foreign Service Officers. They join teams across the US working hard to get passports out the door. #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

It’s all hands on deck to tackle unprecedented passport demand. Employees from across the Department have been pulled in to help process passports. If you have an application pending, we’re working on it and hope to have you traveling soon! #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

Our passport staff is putting in extra hours to get passports to U.S. travelers. More than 75 employees at our passport agencies in Atlanta, Buffalo, El Paso, Miami, and Portsmouth came in over the holiday weekend to process applications for urgent travel. #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

Congrats to Mission India! #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

Incredibly proud of our teams and their work to help evacuate more than 2,000 U.S. citizens, residents, and allies from Sudan. From Washington DC to Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Cyprus, and beyond, our teams have been working 24/7 to support this critical mission. -RB #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

Our visa productivity is reaching record heights. In March 2023, for the first time in nearly a decade, the @StateDept issued more than 1 million nonimmigrant visas in a single month. #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

We're processing more visas than ever at some of our busiest spots. In Mexico, we’ve issued 66% more tourist visas and border crossing cards in the past six months than we did during the same period in FY 2019. #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

#DYK as of April 1, 2023 the median global interview appointment wait time for a first-time visitor visa is under two months? This is about half of what it was in October 2022. Wait times are even shorter for return visitors! #HereToServe #stategov #travel #gov

#DYK we've reduced wait times for first-time visitor visa interviews in India by nearly 60% over the past six months? Our team in India is on course to process over one million visas this year, a major milestone in our return from the toughest days of the pandemic. #HereToServe

Our global visa operation is more productive & efficient than ever. Over the past 6 months, globally, we issued 22% more nonimmigrant visas than we did during the same period in FY 2019. We expect to continue to exceed pre-pandemic visa processing levels this year. #HereToServe

To better serve the interests of U.S. citizens living in Belize, Ambassador Michelle Kwan hosted a discussion on how @USMissionBelize can support their communities. @USMissionBelize's top priority is the safety & security of U.S. citizen residents & visitors. #HereToServe

Our most sincere thanks to the colleagues who have come from different countries to process visas and help us reduce wait times.
Your contributions are invaluable. #HereToServe

"Russia’s war in Ukraine & the challenges of processing visas in Moscow & Minsk led to Mission Poland becoming the leading processor of immigrant visas for Russian & Belarusian nationals while taking on additional American citizen services & non-immigrant visa work." #HereToServe… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1643238818596749314

Last weekend our team at @USEmbassyJA, including Ambassador Perry, sprinted to the finish line to host a "Super Saturday" visa event to accommodate over 400 Jamaican students who will be traveling to Philadelphia to compete in the @pennrelays next month. #HereToServe

The Charleston Passport Center team processed 2.7 million passports last year & are working in shifts to surpass that in 2023. Principal Dep. Asst. Secretary Hugo Rodriguez spoke with employees during shift change to thank them for their hard work. #HereToServe

Victims of the severe storms in Mississippi are eligible for passport fee waivers when replacing valid passports that were lost or damaged in the storms. For more information and a list of other disasters that qualify for fee waivers, visit http://travel.state.gov/disaster.
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Yesterday we welcomed new passport specialists into the State Department civil service. We’re working hard to hire more passport staff to address the unprecedented demand for U.S. passports and renewals. #HereToServe

"We know what a visa means for those studying and doing business, reuniting with family, and exploring the 🇺🇸. That’s why we’re reducing wait times at our Embassy and nine Consulates General in Mexico. How to apply: http://bit.ly/40y2JDr" - Ambassador Salazar #HeretoServe

A record 1.51 million U.S. tourists visited Portugal in 2022, keeping this amazing @USEmbPortugal team very busy! As a Federal Benefits Unit hub, the embassy also helps U.S. citizens access their benefits from agencies like @SocialSecurity & @DeptVetAffairs -RB #HereToServe

Thank you, @SecBlinken for taking the time to meet the Consular Team at @USAndIndia during your recent trip. This group is undertaking extraordinary efforts to reduce visa wait times (#Missionto1M) and help U.S. citizens living in and visiting India. #HereToServe