Detroit's high-volume passport agency: Now is a good time to apply, renew
The 4-year-old Detroit Passport Agency is so busy it now processes more than 100,000 passports a year, including 25,000 issued on an emergency or last-minute basis, U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Janice Jacobs said …
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Need a passport during shutdown? No problem, State Department says
For Americans applying for a passport, or citizens of other countries trying to get a visa to the United States, the current government shutdown won't have any effect, the State Department says. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for …
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Good News for Travelers: You Can Still Get a Passport, Contact Embassies …
“When you go in and you renew your passport, as you're looking forward to traveling with us around the world, you pay a fee, and that helps fund the program, and so that allows the programs and the consular steps to continue,” State Department …
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With Federal Government Shutdown, What About Getting U.S. Passports?
City officials said today (Wednesday) that people can still apply for U.S. passports at the Roseville License Center despite the federal government shutdown. "Issuing passports is a fee funded service, so Roseville will continue to process them," the …
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