The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide will start offering the special travel documents next month. They previously had only been available at the Washington, D.C., passport office for in-person applicants. "In response to overwhelming demand, the Department of State is making an additional 250,000 of the special commemorative passports available to the public,” it said in a statement. "Americans all across the country will now have the opportunity to apply for one of these additional special passports, known as the ‘Patriot Passport.’” Those who want the special passport must apply in-person on the day specified on the department’s passport website.