American Citizens Services Unit
Welcome
Since April 2002, the U.S. Government has sought to minimize the
number of passports issued abroad by requiring that the majority of
approved passport applications be sent to a facility in the United
States for processing. The passports issued by this facility are
state-of-the-art, incorporating digitized photographic images and
other enhanced security features. The down side of this enhanced
security, unfortunately, is increased processing times. The U.S.
Embassy in Santo Domingo generally receives passports back from the
production facility in the United States approximately ten working
days from the date the application was approved in Santo Domingo.
More
information about this can be found at the Department of State’s website:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi_news_nolonger.html. | 
