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State Department Warns of Lengthy Delays in Passport Requests

By immigrationprof

Summer travelers, be warned.  Today, the AP reports that the State Department is overwhelmed by a flood of requests for U.S. passports, and is advising travelers to allow for lengthy delays in passport processing, even when they pay a hefty fee to speed their applications.

There has been a 44% increase in the number of passport applications over the number of applications at this time last year.  The reasons?  Tougher immigration rules and a regulation that took effect this year requiring Americans to have passports when traveling by air to any country, including Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.  More here.