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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the
Spokesman
For Immediate Release
September 7, 2007
2007/737
Media Note
U.S.
Passport Services Back to Standard Processing Time
The Department has restored passport service to
the standard six to eight week processing time for routine passport
applications, and no more than three weeks for expedited service.
To date, we have issued over 16 million
passports in fiscal year 2007, which ends on September 30, compared
to 12.1 million issued in fiscal year 2006. Throughout the summer,
dedicated Department staff in
Washington
and at the nation’s 18 passport agencies have worked tirelessly to
eliminate the delays in processing that had developed earlier in the
year.
The Department plans to expand passport
facilities and continue to hire more passport specialists in order
to increase production capacity and meet rising passport demand
expected in coming years, as passport requirements are extended to
land and sea borders. By January 2008, we will have hired hundreds
of new employees, and production capacity at the
National Passport
Center in
New Hampshire, the largest passport
facility, will have doubled. Longer-term expansion plans include
new passport facilities strategically located to enhance customer
service around the country.
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