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 ArticleDoes a new passport provide more of a career advantage for recent graduates than an MBA from a top school? Perhaps, according to a New York Times interview with Quintin E.
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 Article*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.
US citizens born to midwives near the US-Mexican border will get a chance to get new passports next month by applying at special mobile units set up by the Department of State.
Read ArticleA UK woman got a bit of a surprise when she opened the envelope containing her new passport. According to the Manchester Evening News, the document she received had her name…but her husband’s face!
Read ArticleWhat, exactly, is a “‘honeymoon tester?” Basically, it’s a dream job for any couple that likes to travel. Here’s the job description, from Runawaybrideandgroom.com:
“Would you be able to sip champagne, while lying in a hammock slung between two palm trees on a white, sandy beach, with your romantically linked partner beside you, without spilling your drink?
Read ArticleBirth certificates don’t usually come with an expiration date, but if you were born in Puerto Rico, yours does: July 1st, 2010. After that date, all Puerto Rican birth certificates will be invalidated, per a law passed in Puerto Rico in January.
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