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Like driver's license pictures, passport photos are known for not showing people at their best. Once you get a new passport, you're probably going to be stuck with your passport photo for the next 10 years. If you're the type of person who will be constantly embarrassed by a bad passport photo, these tips will help you take a better picture for your new passport: Go for a "classic" look: 10 years is a long time. Today's trends are…
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Christmas is over, and New Year's Eve is almost here. Where will you be when 2008 turns into 2009? If you don't have New Year's plans yet, CheapOAir Buzz has an excellent guide to the best New Year's Eve celebrations in the world. What could be more exciting than ringing in the new year in a new place? There are incredible New Year's Eve celebrations all over the world. CheapOAir Buzz recommends watching an explosive fireworks display over the Sydney…
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Even if you aren't planning on traveling overseas, some experts recommend that you get a passport or a passport card for your children. Why should you be concerned about getting a US passport for your children if you aren't traveling out of the country? According to County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi of Union County, New Jersey, getting US passport for kids can actually protect them in case of abduction. Child abduction is every parent's worst nightmare. When filing a missing persons…
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Christmas is almost here, which means that people all over the country are traveling to see their families, both inside and outside of the US. The Sacramento Bee reports that each year, 1 million Mexican citizens return home to Mexico over Christmas break. That's a lot of people, and that's not even counting members of their families who are US citizens and likely traveling with them. Holiday trips are more complicated when your family lives out of the country. Remember,…
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Applying for a passport is not as easy as it sounds. It's easy to make mistakes on the paperwork, and even a small mistake can delay your application. Of course, with a private expediting company tracking your order, we can minimize these delays and often catch mistakes before they happen. However, if getting your passport as quickly as possible is important to you, we encourage you to review the top 10 causes of passport processing delays: The Top 10…
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Here's another reason to get your passport application in: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has just announced a rule change regarding the documents you can use to prove your employment eligibility. Before the rule change, you could use even an expired passport to prove that you are eligible to work in the United States. However, starting January 31, 2009, employers will have to use a new version of the I-9 form, which requires a current passport or another current…
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Photos for US Passports are like driver's license photos-they often look like mug shots. Of course, the whole purpose of a passport photo is to prove to government officials that this important document really does belong to you. Passport photos aren't meant to be glamour shots. However, you do need a clear, in-focus photo that meets government guidelines if you'd like your passport application to be accepted the first time. There are many places that take photos for US passports.…
