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Passport Offices To Close Due to New State Department Policies

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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. The new regulations are designed to make passport fraud and identity theft more…

Emergency Passport Office Opens In Arkansas

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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. Because passports are printed on-site, the office is able to offer extremely fast passport processing, allowing applicants to receive their documents within 24 hours. To be eligible to apply…

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New Passport Office to Open in San Diego Next Year

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In 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. On August 10th, the Department of State is holding a tour of the future site of the new office, which is currently scheduled to open to the public in the spring of next year. In a press release, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State…

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Erie County, New York Sets Up Passport Office to Beat Fee Hike

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*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. One county DMV office in New York is helping residents beat the price increases by making it easier to apply before they go into effect. Erie County, New York, which sits right along the US/Canadian…

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New 24-Hour Passport Office To Open In New Hampshire

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A 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. Starting in October, workers at the center will be able to assist customers who need emergency passport services by issuing US passport books and US passport cards on site. This will be a relief to many New Hampshire residents, as previously…

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Free Passport Photos Available at New Jersey Passport Office

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If 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. According to this article on NJ.com, Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi has decided that her office will waive the normal $10 fee for having passport photos taken at the office for applicants who submit their applications before the end of next month:…

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Vermont to Get Agency Office For Passport Services

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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. 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. This will make obtaining passport services easier…

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