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Lt. Gov. Roach Announces Adjusted Office Operations, Closure of Passport Acceptance Facilities

The Lieutenant Governor's Office, as with virtually all government operations in the territory, has announced changes to operations amid the coronavirus outbreak. Passport Acceptance Facilities  Mr. Roach on Friday advised the public that effective March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of State Passport Services has closed passport agencies until further notice, and appointments will not be accepted.  If a customer applied for a passport on or before March 20, 2020, Passport Services will honor the commitment.    The lieutenant governor said all public lobbies are now closed and all passport agencies, including the Passport Acceptance Facilities in the St. Thomas and St. Croix Districts, will only be providing in-person service to those applicants with a Life/Death situation abroad and who will need a passport to travel internationally within 72 hours for that purpose.  Customers with any life or death situation that require international travel (I.E. Funerals/critical illness) must ...