12th Jun, 2007

Passport application backlog with probably get worse

By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER, The Virginian-PilotRobert Anderson put his cancer treatment on hold to go on vacation with his wife and daughter to the Bahamas. But a national backlog in passports may prevent him from leaving the country.

Anderson, of Norfolk, had followed all the instructions: Apply 12 weeks in advance, sign the form, include the check and send it away. But just days before his cruise, he had no passport, no birth certificate and no confidence in the government.

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