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The surge in passport renewals won't affect U.S. applicants too severely.
A surge in passport applications, due to restrictions on international travel put in place ten years ago, may cause delays for travelers looking to receive new travel documents.
According to the State Department, passport applications will take an extra two weeks to be processed due to an unprecedented increase in total application filing.
The State Department expects to receive 17.4 million passport applications in fiscal
