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As a consequence of the new travel regulations that went into effect on June 1, many places in Canada and Mexico that depend on tourism are expecting a slow summer, according to TampaBay.com. The report noted that some Niagara Falls tourists that were surveyed said they would not be back due to the new rules, which require adults to carry passports for land and sea travel to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
The article also noted that only 20% of Americans have a passport at this time. Why such a low percentage? Part of the reason is cost: a passport book, good for 10 years, is $100.00 for Americans aged 16 and older. That’s only ten dollars a year, but it’s still a significant upfront expense for many Americans. Also, getting a passport can be kind of a hassle-there are a lot of forms to fill out, your passport pictures have to be “just so,” and you have to gather up supporting documents. So, people tend to put off getting a passport until they are sure they will actually need one for travel.
The problem with putting off getting a passport until the last minute is that passport applications take some time to process. For example, right now, if you apply for a passport with regular processing, it can take approximately 2 months to get your new passport in the mail. If you apply using the government’s expedited service, it can still take at least 3 weeks.
Fortunately, there is a faster and easier solution to the problem of getting a passport. A private passport expediting company can help you with the paper by providing clear, easy to understand directions. Then, they can hand-deliver your application to the US Department of State. This drastically reduces processing times, so your new passport could be on its way back to you in as little as 24 hours!
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i sit this hard for every AMERICAN citizen to get a passport. I am an american citizen.I would love to see other places,but feel as if the US has imprisoned me.
Oh, Chris, that must be so frustrating! You didn’t apply through us, so we don’t have any way of tracking your application. Have you received any letters from the government regarding your application?
The next step is to try and find out what happened to your application. Call the National Passport Center at 1-877-4-USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778)
have attempted to recieve a passport four or five times. i have paid the amount of money each time, and have never been successful in recieving a passport.
i had followed all instructions to the “T”! I HAD PROVIDED ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED. i had checked off each and every step from instructions issued from the government in order to recieve my passport,and still have been turned down.
i have called and asked what the problem was and had been promissed a call back,just to have been hung up on and never contacted.
can you advise what my next step would be?
would someone in my situation who has tried four or five times and who has paid four or five times still be required to pay again and again?
please send me information on what my next step would be.