A Oregon woman is finally able to apply for a new passport after the US Air Force located a copy of her birth certificate.
According to the Mail Tribune, 21-year-old Vanessa Driskell has been looking for her birth certificate for the past 4 years, ever since she was 16 and wanted to apply for a driver’s license.
For most of us, a lost birth certificate is nothing more than an inconvenience.
Read ArticleHave you ever had a pet try to prevent you from leaving on a trip? They’ll try anything from looking cute and pitiful to going on a hunger strike. Once, my childhood cat even soiled the inside of my family’s car to try keep us in town (fortunately, she chose the wrong vehicle).
Read ArticleWhen you apply for a fast passport, it’s important that you have all of your paperwork in order before you send in the application. After all, if you don’t have the right documents, your application will be delayed, and that’s the last thing you want to happen if you’re about to leave the country.
Read Article*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.
A Colorado woman’s passport application mistake provides a stark reminder of the importance of having the correct documents when you travel.
Read ArticleAs national security measures become ever more strict, even Americans who have lived here all of their lives sometimes have a hard time getting a new passport. This is especially true of older Americans, born in a time when record-keeping was not as strict.
Read ArticleThe government of Scotland is preparing to make a formal request to the British government: hand over William Wallace’s passport. William Wallace, the Scottish hero who inspired the movie Braveheart, may have had the passport with him when he was arrested by the English.
Read ArticleIn 2008, the US Department of State introduced a new passport option: the US passport card. The wallet-sized card was meant to make international travel to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean more convenient and less expensive.
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