You will get your passport again in a reasonable amount of time. In addition to making an appointment, you can also apply for a passport on the spot by waiting.
Last year’s exceptionally long queues for applicants for passports in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Oulu Police Department have been cleared. Last year, a record number of travel documents were issued in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Oulu Police Department, i.e. 76,000 new passports and 30,000 identity cards.
The congestion was partly caused by the renewal of passports that had expired during the corona period and the general increase in foreign travel after the pandemic.
Even at the beginning of 2022, people had to queue for passports in Oulu for months. At the end of last year, the queues were managed to be broken down with the help of additional people brought in to process passport applications. At the moment, you can get a passport in Oulu with an appointment in about three weeks and at other police stations within a few days.
*The subject can be discussed until 11 pm on January 31.*
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