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One Way to Protect Yourself from a Lost Passport
By Passport Editorial

At RushMyPassport, people come to us to replace lost passports all the time. For one British man currently living in Australia, though, his passport is impossible to lose- it's tattooed across his back! According to the Sun, Richard Ashton decided to have the tattoo done in 2006, to commemorate a backpacking trip to the country he now calls home. The tattoo includes all of the information on the identification page of his passport, including his passport number. What possessed him…

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Man Replaces Lost Passport with iPad (Maybe)
By Passport Editorial

It was the travel story of the week:  a 33-year-old Canadian man named  Martin Reisch left on a road trip for the US without his passport, but managed to convince Customs to let him across the border by showing them a scanned copy of the document on his iPad. As Mr. Reisch told the Montreal Gazette, the US border guard wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the situation, but after taking his iPad off to another location temporarily, the official waved him…

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Going Through Customs? Keep an Eye on Your Passport!
By Passport Editorial

Waiting in line to go through a border checkpoint can really try your patience. However, when it's your turn to hand over your passport, don't let your impatience make you less vigilant. While it's rare, there have been a couple of cases recently where customs officials have handed people back the wrong passports. First, there was the case of Joe Valdez in Texas.  Poor Mr. Valdez lost his passport when a border patrol official handed his passport to a stranger…

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“Not That Good” Samaritan Returns Lost Passport, Keeps Camera
By Passport Editorial

At first, it seemed like an inspirational Hallmark story, the type of thing that restores your faith in humanity. A British couple, Jeremy and Sally Weaving, lost a bag at the airport containing valuables like money, a digital camera and Mr. Weaving's passport. They despaired of finding it again, only to wake up one morning to see a package on their doorstep containing the missing bag. In an interview with the Daily Echo, Mrs. Weaving described how delighted they were…

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Twitter Finds Lost Passport on Amazing Race
By Passport Editorial

Lost passports are a perennial hazard for the teams of contestants on "The Amazing Race," now in its tenth year of production. This time around, a passport mishap almost ended one team's race before it could even begin. Kaylani Paliotta and her teammate Lisa Tilley stopped at a gas station en route to Los Angeles International Airport. Unfortunately, Kaylani's passport didn't make it out of the gas station.  The film crew, who saw the dropped passport, were unable to intervene-…

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6 Unique Stamps for Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

Passport stamps always have sentimental value, but when it comes to aesthetics, they often come up short. But not always. Some countries have passport stamps that are like miniature works of art. Here are six of the most interesting and unique passport stamps from around the world: Alaska  Okay, it's not a country, but when you re-enter the US from Alaska, you might find your passport adorned with anything from a moose (Poker Creek Customs) to an old-style locomotive engine…

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Customs Officer Loses Texas Man’s Passport
By Passport Editorial

*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.   As Rio Grande Valley resident Joe Valdez found out last month, even Customs officers can make mistakes. For Mr. Valdez, what was supposed to be a routine border crossing resulted in a lost passport after a border patrol officer handed Mr. Valdez' passport to someone else. As Mr. Valdez explained to local news station KRGV, "I parked…

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