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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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*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35. The debate over the State Department's proposed fee hike for passport services continues, with lawmakers and State Department officials arguing back and forth about whether the new fees are justified, especially given the current state of the economy. The LA Times notes that if the increases happen, the passport application fee will be more than double what…
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At RushMyPassport, we help people get new passports quickly every day. However, using our passport services is a little bit different than getting a passport on your own. Here's what you can expect when you apply for a passport with us: First, after you request passport services and make your payment, you will receive an email confirming your payment, plus step-by-instructions to guide you through the process and let you know what documents you'll need to submit with your application.…
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Students at Kentucky's Centre College get an extra perk this year: the school, which strongly encourages students to study overseas, is paying for their passports, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. Already, 85% of the student body spends at least one semester studying abroad. The college would like that number to reach 100%. To encourage as many students as possible to spend time overseas, the school runs a number of low-cost overseas study programs in various foreign cities. In the…
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A new program from the Department of Homeland security could allow you to zip through passport services lines when you return home from overseas. The program, called Global Entry, allows passengers to pay $100 to get through customs a little bit faster. Here's how it works, according to this report from the Dallas Morning News: You pay a $100 application fee, which gets you in the program and is good for 5 years. When you return from overseas, instead of…
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*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35. As part of a court settlement, the US Department of State has created a new set of procedures to govern passport services for applicants who were delivered by midwives near the US/Mexican border. The settlement was the result of a court case brought by the ACLU against the government for denying passports to US citizens born near the…
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The US Department of State is adding additional regional Passport Agency offices this year, to make it easier for Americans to obtain passport services. One of the new passport offices will be in Vermont, according to this report in the Rutland Herald. Montpelier, Vermont is one of 5 locations in the US to be included in the US Passport Agency's expansion. The others are: Buffalo, N.Y., El Paso, Texas, Atlanta and San Diego. This will make obtaining passport services easier…
