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Passport Issuing Back On Track

The State Department said Friday it has worked through the giant backlog in passport applications and that processing times are back to normal, this after months of delays and endless complaining from passport procrastinators across the country.

The department hired hundreds of new workers and the waiting period for a standard application back to six to eight weeks (it was 10 to 12 weeks) and three weeks for expedited service.

Furthermore, by the end of September, when the temporarily eased passport restrictions with Canada, Mexico and some Carribbean islands are set to stiffen, the State Department will be able to process 500,000 applications per week due to the increase in personnel and capacity at passport production centers.

Sounds like the government has more than done their part on this one, now you do yours -- understand the passport requirements and how you can score a passport with relative ease. Oh, and remember, allow 10 weeks for your new passport and you will almost always not have an issue.

[Photo: wsdot]

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