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Is your passport due to expire within the next 6 months to a year? While you may not feel like shelling out the extra cash for a new one, it's still a good idea to go ahead and get it renewed. In many cases, a passport with an expiration date 6 months or less in the future is almost as useless as one that's expired. Consider, for instance, the case of Charles Herman. According to the Chicago Tribune, he attended…
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A new passport office will open in Buffalo, New York later this year, according to ABC News. The Regional Passport Agency will be able to offer same-day passport service, making it easier for people living in western New York to deal with sudden trips across the border to Canada, which now require a passport. According to WIVB.com, the new passport office will be located in the Warner Building on Genesee Street. It should be open this fall, in late September…
As winter storms slam large parts of the US (again), one way to soothe yourself is to book a vacation someplace tropical. If you are planning a trip to the Virgin Islands, you may be wondering whether or not you need a passport to go. The answer depends on whether you are planning to go to the US Virgin Islands or the British Virgin Islands. The US Virgin Islands are part of the United States. So, if you're going directly…
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What is the Passport Denial Program, and could it keep you from getting your passport? The Passport Denial Program was set up to prevent parents who owe child support from being able to get a passport and leave the country. Although it doesn't say so on the passport application form, all passport applications are checked against a list of people who owe more than $2,500 in child support. If you owe more child support than that and you apply for…
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The University of South Florida's football team has a chance to compete in the International Bowl in Toronto on January 2nd. There's just one catch-to fly into Canada, everyone needs to have a passport. According to TBO.com, the team didn't hear that they would be going until December 6th, so everyone is having to scramble to get expedited passports. In fact, the passport acceptance facility at the Hillsborough County courthouse ended up processing 178 passport applications for the team in a…
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Getting a passport can be a long, drawn-out process. As they say, the waiting is the hardest part-especially when you have a plane or a boat waiting for you! The US Department of State urges people to apply well in advance, but sometimes, unavoidable circumstances or accidents make applying in advance impossible. Here are the the top 5 reasons that you might have to rush your passport: Reason #1: Your passport went AWOL It's 11:00 pm. Do you know where…
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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. Lost a passport (or any other luggage) at the Phoenix airport lately? You might want to ask this couple if they've seen it. Police allege that Keith King and Stacy Legg-King had approximately 1,000 stolen bags from the Phoenix airport in their house when they were finally apprehended. Can you imagine living in a house with that…
