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Passport Editorial

RushMyPassport Editorial Team

Passport Editorial represents the combined expertise of RushMyPassport's passport advisors, operations team, and travel documentation specialists. With hands-on experience assisting thousands of U.S. citizens with their passport applications, our team writes and reviews content to ensure accuracy, practical guidance, and up-to-date information — because when your travel is on the line, you need advice from people who do this every day.

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Lost Passport Grounds Travel Blogger
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For more than 5 years, popular travel blogger Nomadic Matt has traveled the world almost nonstop. Unfortunately, passport mishaps can happen to anyone, even the most seasoned travel veterans. Earlier this month, disaster struck Nomadic Matt in the form of a lost passport. Within minutes of exiting a plane, he realized he'd left his passport behind. Unfortunately, a few minutes was all it took for the lost passport to vanish forever. Matt calls this "the worst thing that has happened…

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New York Representatives Try to Reduce Passport Application Costs
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*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.   Getting a passport has never been more essential for anyone who wants to travel outside of the US. Laws that became effective over the past few years have made passports necessary where they weren't before, including many trips to Mexico and Canada. Unfortunately, passport application fees have also never been more expensive. Last July, passport prices increased…

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What Happens If You Travel Without Any Blank Passport Pages?
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Before you leave the country, it pays to check the back of your passport and make sure you have a few blank pages left. Those pages can fill up faster than you realize! A full passport might seem like an enviable problem to have, but what happens if you try to travel without any blank pages? It's tempting to think that you could make it work as long as the passport itself is still valid, but in most cases, you…

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Stolen Passport Makes Puts a Damper on Being John Malkovich
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In the 1999 film Being John Malkovich, actor John Malkovich plays a fictional version of himself grappling with a surreal variety of identity theft: a "portal" that allowed other people to take control of his brain. Now, he's the victim of a much more prosaic type: a stolen passport. According to Reuters, Malkovich's passport was stolen from his Prague hotel room last Friday, along with two cell phones. A spokeswoman for the Mandarin Oriental hotel told Reuters that "We can…

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Your US Passport Photo: How Close to Reality is It?
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A US passport issued to an adult is valid for ten years. A lot can happen in that period of time, especially where your personal appearance is concerned. Weight can be gained or lost, haircuts can change and if you're surgically-inclined, you might even get a new nose or lips. A new photojournalism project by Suren Manvelyan and Biayna Mahari on the Behance Network showcases just how much of a difference a few years can make. The project compares old-but-still-valid…

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How NOT to Get an Expedited Passport
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Are you in a hurry to get your passport? Does your application seem have gotten mysteriously stuck in limbo? That's frustrating for sure, but here's how NOT to handle it: Calling your congressperson's office and threatening them. It may seem like I'm stating the obvious here, but apparently one East Tennessee man had to learn that particular life lesson the hard way. Here's the gist of the story, from KnoxNews.com: "Eric Robert Henderson, 27, admitted he called U.S. Rep. Phil…

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New Atlanta Passport Office Completes Agency Expansion Project
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According to the Department of State, the new passport office that just opened in Atlanta, Georgia marks the end of the department's US Passport Agency Expansion Project. The project, paid for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, opened a total of 7 new passport facilities to assist US citizens facing passport emergencies. New offices were built in Atlanta, Georgia; Buffalo, New York; El Paso, Texas; San Diego, California; and St. Albans, Vermont, while public access was added to existing…

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Get Your Passport Application in Now for the Dominican Republic
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Aarrr, me hearties! If the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie has you craving a taste of the pirate's life, you need to book tickets to the Dominican Republic this summer. A few years ago, divers exploring the reefs off Catalina island stumbled upon the skeletal remains of Quedagh Merchant, a ship last captained by a real pirate of the Caribbean, Captain Kidd. The ship, laden with treasure, was captured by Kidd and his crew off the coast of India…

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