How long does it take to get a passport after the U.S. sign? How to check the passport status

I believe that all those who know or have applied for a US visa know that the complexity of the application process and the rigor of the examination of any category of US visa are far higher than those of other countries. Moreover, the appointment interview takes a long time. Many small partners find that the interview needs to wait for more than one month when making an appointment for a visa.

Therefore, we often receive inquiries from applicants, saying that not only does it take a long time to wait for the interview, but it also takes 5-7 days to wait for the passport after the interview is passed. If the visa peak period is caught, the waiting time for production may be extended to 10-15 days. However, the applicant is more anxious to get his passport back.

There are two ways to return your passport after applying for a U.S. visa:

Today, I will answer for you about whether it is possible to take a passport urgently after the US visa is signed. How long does it take to get a passport after the visa is signed?

There are two ways to return your passport after applying for a U.S. visa:

The first is that the US embassy will return the passport to the CITIC Bank of your choice after completing the material examination. The applicant needs to go and collect it himself.

The second is that the US embassy will return the passport to the work unit address or home address you filled in the CGI system after completing the material review.

After the U.S. visa is approved, the embassy will paste visa paper for the passport, which is the key reason that affects how long the applicant can get the passport.

EMS express time according to the official website of the embassy tips: 5-7 working days in major cities; 7-10 working days in other regions. If the review time is long, it will take longer. Regarding the applicant's passport, it should be noted that CITIC Bank will only keep your passport information for 15 days. If it is not collected after 15 days, it will be returned to the embassy or consulate. Therefore, the applicant must collect your passport information within 15 days.

The status of the passport can also be tracked and queried. There are two ways to track the status of the passport:

1. Online query.

After the U.S. visa is approved, if you want to track the passport status and see if it has been distributed to CITIC Bank, you can enter the passport number in the "Passport Inquiry" page of the U.S. visa status inquiry page to inquire about your passport status in time.

2. Use e-mail query

Send an email to the passportstatus@ustraveldocs.com and enter a valid passport number in the subject and body. Note that the number should be the same as the number entered during the appointment interview. Do not enter any other text. After sending, you will receive an automatic reply about the delivery status.

Remind everyone that after your visa review is completed, the embassy or consulate will return your passport to the CITIC Bank branch you originally chose to submit. when the passport is returned to citic bank, you will receive -- an e-mail with "tracking number" written on it,

At this time, you can go to CITIC Bank to collect your passport. It is also recommended that you do not change the collection place after the deadline (before midnight on the day of the interview). Changing the collection place after the deadline will delay your passport collection.

Finally, to make a brief summary. The normal time to get a passport after a U.S. visa is generally 5-7 working days. If the applicant is short of time, he can also apply for urgent collection. As long as the visa status is "issued", no matter whether you pass on the spot or the examination is completed, you can carry out urgent processing.

However, it should also be noted that applying for the US visa expedited passport service does not mean that you have applied for expedited visa approval. Only after your visa approval is completed and the embassy has transferred the passport information to China CITIC Bank, can you collect your passport at the selected place.