There are so many things to do in order to make your study abroad dreams a reality, and perhaps none of them are as important as obtaining your passport.
While this has always been a very crucial part of the study abroad process, the reality is that COVID-19 has delayed passport processing times significantly. The U.S. State Department has announced that it now takes an average of 18 weeks—aka 4.5 months!—to process a passport.
We definitely don’t want to scare you, but if you want to study abroad, you need to apply for a passport immediately.