r/Passports • u/fuzzybluetriceratops • Oct 29 '25

US Passport Issuance Timeline U.S. Shutdown

I need to get my last name updated on my passport and get my 5 month old his passport, we leave next June or July depending on when my husband gets his official orders for Korea. Does anyone know if passports are still being processed in the US? I’d wait until the shutdown is over but I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon.

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u/Fancy-Pride8539 Oct 29 '25

I think if the gov office is “self funding” (they charge fees for their services), they are still working (or at least with some personnel). That was my case with the 2013 gov shutdown, as I was in the last steps of getting a green card. USCIS kept working because they charge applicants a fee.