The 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.\u00a0 Montpelier, Vermont is one of 5 locations in the US to be included in the US Passport Agency’s expansion. The others are: Buffalo, N.Y., El Paso, Texas, Atlanta and San Diego.<\/p>\n
This will make obtaining passport services\u00a0 easier for Vermonters planning on traveling internationally, including those who regularly cross the border into Canada.\u00a0 Regional Passport Agency offices are appointment-only offices that issue passports for US citizens traveling within the next 14 days.<\/p>\n
However, even with the additional passport offices, these passport services will still be hard to get for many Americans. That’s because regional Passport Agency offices are only open for a limited number of hours during the day, so most people have to take off work to visit them. Also, even with the additional offices, many Americans still won’t have a passport office nearby.<\/p>\n
If you have an international trip planned for the near future and you need passport services, a passport expediting service is the easiest way to get them.\u00a0 When you use an expediting company, all you have to do is fill out your application, get your documents “sealed” by a passport acceptance facility (usually your local post office), and send them to the expediting company. The expediting company handles the rest of the passport services for you. So, you don’t have to take time off work, make an appointment, drive to a regional Passport Agency office or wait in line.\u00a0 Plus, you passport application will be processed quickly-often in as little as 24 hours!<\/p>\n