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The Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS) is a system supporting the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs: it assists in decisions for visa and passport issuance and helps establish a person's eligibility for overseas services.
Procrastinators, rejoice: U.S. passport processing times are down, the State Department said. Travelers whose applications are received on Monday or later can expect to wait between eight and 11 ...
The average wait time for nonexpedited passports has dropped from 18 weeks to as low as eight weeks. Passport wait times continue to drop, with the latest estimate at 8 to 11 weeks Skip to main ...
What to know about getting a U.S. passport, from wait times to costs.
The Consular Consolidated Database (CCD) is a database used by the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the United States Department of State, that has over 290 million passport records, 184 million visa records, and 25 million records of U.S. citizens living overseas, and adding 35,000 visa cases a day.
As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
Passport books are required for international travel. Application fees for kids under 6 are $100 for the passport book and $15 for the card, plus the $35 acceptance fee.
The precursor to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs was created in 1952 upon passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act.The Bureau was charged with issuing visas and passports, and extending visas for non-immigrants in the United States.