Some appointments sold by third parties cost as much as $300, USA Today reported. The reason for the change? It is meant to solve “the problem of third parties booking all available appointments passport generator using bots, and then selling them to applicants with urgent travel needs,” the department said in a statement posted on its website. Those last-minute appointments, which are meant for people with urgent travel needs, can now be scheduled only by phone, the department said. People who need to renew their passports immediately will not be allowed to book last-minute appointments online, the U.S.
