Passports
If you don’t currently have a passport that is valid at least six months after your program abroad ends, you must apply for or renew your passport immediately. It can take from four to six weeks or more, and student visas cannot be issued without a valid passport. Some countries 
even insist on valid passport copies to issue mandatory invitation letters prior to submitting a visa application. It can take several weeks to obtain an invitation letter, which must be submitted with the visa application, which can then take several more weeks, so it is important to have your updated passport as early in the process as possible. A U.S. passport is obtainable through the nearest Federal or State District Court or at a Municipal Passport Agency. In Middlebury, both the Superior Court office at the Court House and the Post Office have applications and instructions. The National Passport Information Center can be reached at 1.877.487.2778 or online at http://travel.state.gov/passport.
To review the requirements to apply for a new passport, visit the Department of State’s webpage here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/apply-in-person.html
To review the requirements to apply for a renewed passport, visit the Department of State’s webpage here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport.html
