Starting in May, the number of passport offices in your area may become fewer. As reported on local Maine news website WLBZ2.com, “The State Department will no longer allow offices that process vital records like a birth certificate or marriage license to process passports or passport cards.”
In Maine alone, 25 passport acceptance facilities will be forced to stop accepting passport applications as of May 1st, 2011.
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The Department of State opened an emergency passport office in Hot Springs, Arkansas. According to the press release, the new office is located in an existing passport printing facility. The passport factory has been open since 2007 and more than 30 million US passports have been produced there since that time.
Read ArticleIn an attempt to keep up with increasing demand, the US Department of State is expanding the number of regional passport agency offices capable of issuing emergency passports. One new office is planned for San Diego, California.
Read Article*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.
On July 13th, the price to get a new passport will go up significantly, as will the cost for a passport renewal.
Read ArticleA new 24-hour passport office will be opening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire later this year. The office will be located at the National Passport Center in Portsmouth, which has 840 employees but is not open to the public yet.
Read ArticleIf you need to apply for a passport and you live in Union County, New Jersey, here’s how to score free passport photos: Go submit your application at the Union County Clerk’s office before the end of February.
Read ArticleThe US Department of State is adding additional regional Passport Agency offices this year, to make it easier for Americans to obtain passport services. One of the new passport offices will be in Vermont, according to this report in the Rutland Herald.
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