US State Department to Open 6 New Passport Agencies

The network will grow to 35 passport agencies and centers, in addition to the more than 7,400 public passport acceptance facilities around the nation.

A passport processing employee with a stack of blank passports at the Miami Passport Agency in Miami, Fla., on June 22, 2007. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The U.S. Department of State announced the opening of more passport agencies in the country.

“To better serve the growing number of Americans seeking U.S. passports, the Department is taking steps to establish six new passport agencies,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a June 18 statement.