It is very important to understand passport processing times as we head into 2022.  If you apply at your local post office or county clerk the latest guidance from the State Department is that it will take 8 to 10 weeks for standard processing and 6 to 8 weeks for Expedited processing.  I would strongly recommend if you are going to apply using this route that you pay for overnight express mail shipping both ways to help speed up the process.  

A faster option is to use a private expediting company like Urgent Passport Services to expedite your passport application.  When you use our services you are paying us to physically hand carry your passport application in and out of an emergency State Department office where we are registered as a Passport Courier Service.  You are hiring us for a guaranteed timeframe, our ability to get your documents submitted to the passport agency without needing to make an appointment, and having an experienced passport expediting specialist oversee your application from start to finish.  To start your passport expediting order click here.  To see Urgent Passport Services list or current rate click here.