State Department processes record 24.5M passports in 2024

23 Oct 2024, 22:23 · UPI

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A new online portal has enabled the State Department to process a record number of passport requests for a third straight year in 2024.

The State Department processed 24.5 million passports this year, which is 500,000 more than in 2023, department officials announced Wednesday in a news release.