District Clerk's office to take passport applications in advance of June deadline
January 11, 2009 - 3:37 PM
Jared Janes
The Monitor
EDINBURG -- With a June 1 deadline approaching that will require all U.S. citizens to carry passports when entering the nation's ports-of-entry, border towns are bracing for an influx of applications.
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"And the Hidalgo County District Clerk's office will now be another place handling those last-minute lines.
The office plans to start accepting passport applications in February after a two-year process to certify as an acceptance agency."
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""Congress initially set the passport deadline for land borders in 2008 but delayed the rule for more than a year at the request of some travel and tourism groups. Passports have been required for air travel from Canada and Mexico since January 2007.Border residents who frequently commute back-and-forth across international boundaries can also apply for a PASS Card, a wallet-sized passport substitute that is only good at land crossing."
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