Compared to 2022, the demand for passport booklets doubled in 2023, increasing from nearly 450 thousand to over nine hundred thousand.
2023 set a record for passport requests and booklets issued. It is worth noting that the demand was evident. A few days after the announcement of President Biden's Humanitarian Parole program, the Immigration and Emigration service was inundated with passport applicants.
Over the months, albeit quite rapidly, the service was able to establish a virtual platform to receive applications.