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 […]
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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.…
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The holidays are here and you can often find last-minute travel deals that make traveling more affordable. If you have kids, don't miss out. Get them a child passport to take advantage of the daily specials. Why not take them to visit Santa? Every child knows that Santa lives at the North Pole. However, geographically speaking, the North Pole is at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. In reality, Santa maintains a number of different residences and workshops. Since 1953,…
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It used to be so easy to pop in for a visit to our neighbors in Mexico and Canada. Years ago, all you had to do was verbally declare your citizenship at the border. Then, the government passed the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). WHTI tightened identification requirements for people traveling to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. So, do you need a passport to go to Canada? Do you need a passport to go to Mexico? Right now, you don't…
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful...Oddly enough, snow and ice is coating much of the south, and the eastern half of the country is either cold and wet or completely frozen. It's the kind of the weather that makes you think birds have the right idea when they migrate south for the winter. Wouldn't it be nice if you could do the same? Why not plan a vacation to a warm, exotic beach, like Lover's Beach in Cabo San Lucas?…
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Every girl grows up dreaming about her wedding day. Then, she actually starts trying to plan a wedding. There are two types of brides: those who revel in deciding on every tiny detail, and those who quickly begin to contemplate the joys of eloping. In fact, eloping to escape the obligations of a wedding is becoming increasingly common. So are destination weddings, where couples and their families hold the wedding ceremony in an exotic locale, often on a cruise ship…
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For international travelers, the economic crisis has a silver lining: the recovery of the US Dollar. Earlier this year, international travel was like putting a vacuum hose into your bank account. The dollar was so weak that you would lose money just by changing it to a local currency! Suddenly, international travel is much more affordable, but nobody's sure how long that will last. Now is the time to take that overseas trip you've been dreaming of. Before you go,…
