The UK’s Identity and Passport Service just released the results of a study that looked at replacement passport applications to determine where and how passports are most likely to be lost. Like the US, the UK has citizens applying to replace a lost passport fill out a questionnaire explaining exactly what happened to the missing document.
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When you head out to catch a flight to Canada, what's the one thing you shouldn't leave home without? Hint: It's not your American Express card! It's your US passport, which you'll need to get on the flight. Evan Longoria, the third baseman for the Tampa Rays, found that out the hard way when he tried to catch a charter flight with his teammates to Toronto. As he explained to the St. Petersburg Times, "First road trip of the year…
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More proof that passport problems can happen to anyone: Zach Braff, the actor and director who starred the in the popular TV series Scrubs and the movie Garden State, almost didn't make it to Toronto for the premiere of his latest indie flick, The High Cost of Living. The culprit? An expired passport. As reported on Canada's National Post website, the drama came to light on Twitter, when Braff tweeted from the airport, "My passport expired on my birthday. The…
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The Department of State is considering creating a new passport form, and the public comment period on the proposal ends Tuesday, April 26th. According to San Antonio's Ken5.com, the new form, which would be called DS-5513, is a biographical questionnaire that the Department of State would send out whenever a passport applicant "submits citizenship or identity evidence that is insufficient or of questionable authenticity." In other words, if you have a delayed birth certificate filed more than one year after…
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Pro tip: If you're going to commit a crime of some sort, you might want to leave your passport at home. I'll bet Dozy Kenneth Morgan, a 48-year-old crook from the UK, wishes he had left his behind. According to The Sun, the newly released ex-con was robbing a house in London when the homeowner returned. He got away through the kitchen window, but fortunately for the homeowner, the rest of the neighborhood and society in general, the police were…
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One common question we get asked here at RushMyPassport is whether or not you can be denied a passport if you owe taxes. In most cases, the answer is no: the IRS does not share its tax data with the Department of State, and current law does not allow passports to be denied simply because you owe the government money (though if you've got a criminal case against you for tax evasion, that might be a different story). But that…
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Lost amidst fears of a budget shutdown last week was a bit of welcome news for US citizens living in El Paso, Texas: A new emergency passport office is now open downtown. The office is the 24th regional Passport Agency office to open in the United States. Unlike your local post office, these facilities only handle emergency applications, typically issuing passports within 24 hours. Previously, before the office opened, El Paso residents who needed same day passport services had a…
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Have you ever wanted to drop everything and travel the world for a while? Well, what are you waiting for? When it comes to making a major life change like that, there's never going to be a "perfect" time to do it, so you might as well start planning now. To help you get started, I've collected a list of resources from around the intertubes: TravelHacking.org: Chris Guillebeau of the popular travel blog The Art of Nonconformity wants to let…
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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…
