Check your passport expiration date as the US backlog for renewals is currently 18 weeks. To be safe, you should have an expiration date six months away from the date you enter Europe.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/14/politics/state-department-passports-backlog/index.html
Posted by
Davis CA
759 posts
3rd active thread on the issue currently. Just renew it at the 9 yr mark and your all set--never out of date, never within the 6 month rule (imposed by some countries but not all).
Posted by
Los Angeles
4749 posts
if you want to see someone really stressing over this, look at the Points Guy today re: Amsterdam
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33457 posts
an active thread here with 50 responses on this issue:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/general-europe/how-long-my-passport-renewal-took