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The Department of State Says: No Passport Application for You!
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At least, not this Saturday: If you were planning to submit your passport application this weekend during the Department of State's "Passport Day in the USA" event,   there's some bad news: Passport Day has been postponed indefinitely due to the impending government shut down. This Saturday was supposed to be the third year for the annual event, in which passport offices, which normally keep banker's hours, open their doors on a Saturday to accept passport applications. That's  a big…

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A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to Get My Passport Photo…
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Getting a passport photo is one of those tasks that never seems to go as planned. It's like school picture day all over again: Blemishes pop up unexpectedly in all the wrong places, carefully styled hair gets blown every which way by the wind on the way into the store, the fluorescent lighting wreaks havoc with your complexion, and the picture that will represent you to foreign immigration officials for the next 10 years ends up looking more like a…

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Got Your Tax Refund? Get a Passport!
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Are you getting a refund this year? Why not use the money to go out and see the world, or at least part of it? Travel blog Jaunted suggests a trip to the Bahamas, but that's definitely not your only option. To help you make the most of your tax refund, here are 4 travel deals worth investigating: 3 Nights in Columbia for $999 : Offered by LivingSocial, this package gets you and someone else four days and three nights…

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Need a New Passport? Passport Day in the USA is April 9th!
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The US Department of State has announced that they're bringing back "Passport Day in the USA" for the third year in a row on Saturday, April 9th. Just like last year, acceptance facilities (post offices, etc) and regional passport agencies alike will be to open and waiting to accept your new passport application. During last year's event, at least 57,000 people used the opportunity to turn in their passport applications on a weekend (per Jaunted). Since many acceptance facilities and…

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Even Travel Writers Forget Their Passport Renewals
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If you've found yourself staring at the expiration date on your passport in shock, wondering how a decade could pass in a blink of an eye, you should know that you're not alone. The same thing happens even to people who travel for a living. For example, travel writer Crai S. Bower recently planned to jet off to Mexico with his family. Unfortunately, as he explained on the Huffington Post: Like the cobbler who fails to provide his kids with…

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Passport Renewal Problems Plague 1 out of 10 British Travelers
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Are you planning an international trip? Good for you, but you'd better check your passport expiration date. An expired passport, or a passport that expires in the near future, can cause an unexpected change of plans - never a good thing when it comes to travel. At RushMyPassport, we help travelers get expedited passport renewals every single day - in fact, one of the most common reasons people come to us is that they've forgotten to renew. This isn't just…

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How Likely Are Your Neighbors to Have a US Passport?
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Do you need a passport to keep up with Joneses? The answer might depend, in part, on where you live. C. G. P. Grey, a professional time management coach currently living in London, used data from the government website Data.gov to come up with an infographic that shows what percentage of people in each state have a valid US passport. New Jersey, Delaware, Alaska, Massachusetts, New York and California have the most well-traveled residents. Out of these states, New Jersey…

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Get A Passport to Attend the Royal Wedding in London
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Americans have always been somewhat obsessed with royalty. When Britain's Prince Charles married Princess Diana in 1981, over 750 million people tuned in to watch. Now, there's a new royal wedding on the horizon. Barring any "runaway bride" incidents, Prince William is set to marry fiancée Kate Middleton on April 29th. Unless you have mad connections, you're not going to be able to attend the wedding itself. However, if you can make it to London for the festivities, there's still…

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