{"id":500,"date":"2013-08-08T00:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T05:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/minnesota-counties-changing-where-they-issue-us-passports\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:37:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:37:17","slug":"minnesota-counties-changing-where-they-issue-us-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/minnesota-counties-changing-where-they-issue-us-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota counties changing where they issue <b>US passports<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Minnesota counties changing where they issue <b>US passports<\/b><\/strong><br \/>\nTravel-loving Minnesotans may find fewer sites where they can apply for and renew passports as counties seek to comply with new State Department restrictions aimed at reducing identity theft. While some metro area counties already have pared back or&nbsp;&#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/local\/west\/217254151.html\">Minneapolis Star Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>J&amp;K girl denied <b>passport<\/b> to pursue <b>US<\/b> scholarship because of ex-militant uncle<\/strong><br \/>\nSufaira had applied for the passport after she received a one-year US scholarship under the India-US youth exchange study programme in March. Inspector General of CID, B Srinivas, told PTI that Jan&#39;s application was received three months back.<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/india\/jk-girl-denied-passport-to-pursue-us-scholarship-because-of-ex-militant-uncle-1011857.html\">Firstpost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Passport<\/b> renewal: Travellers warned as <b>applications<\/b> look set to triple this summer<\/strong><br \/>\n&quot;We work hard to process more than 5.5 million applications each year, so help us to help you have a smooth trip this year.&quot; Customers can renew their passport by filling in a form online; calling the Passport Advice Line and asking them to send a form &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-2363965\/Passport-renewal-Travellers-warned-applications-look-set-triple-summer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota counties changing where they issue US passports Travel-loving Minnesotans may find fewer sites where they can apply for and renew passports as counties seek to comply with new State Department restrictions aimed at reducing identity theft. 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