Larry Caza and his girlfriend just wanted to spend Christmas somewhere warm. So, the Canadian couple booked a tropical vacation in Mexico over the holidays. Unfortunately, Mr. Caza’s passport was water-damaged, and when they arrived at the airport airline employees refused to let them on the plane. He described what happened in a report on CTV News: “The girl looked at our passports, looked at mine, and then said, ‘I’m going to have to talk to the supervisor.
Read ArticleNew Emergency Passport Office to Open in El Paso
El Paso residents in need of emergency passport services will soon be able to obtain one close to home. The new El Paso passport agency office is expected to be open in March, and the Department of State held a pre-opening event this week to celebrate.
Read ArticleAn Express Passport to a Better Christmas Shopping Experience
Ahhh, Wal-Mart in December…screaming children, endless lines to check out, and shopping cart traffic jams blocking the aisles. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Wal-Mart may be the quintessential American Christmas shopping experience, but this time of year makes me dream longingly of Europe’s Christmas markets.
Read ArticleCan I Expedite a New Passport?
When you apply for a passport for the first time, you are required to appear in person to do so. Does that mean that you can’t use an expediting company to get your passport quickly?
Read ArticleAn Expedited Passport to See Venice in Winter
Summer is Venice’s high season, so most travel guides recommend visiting the city in spring or fall instead. But what about winter? As New York Times reporter Rachel Donadio recently discovered, winter in Venice has its own special magic.
Read ArticleA Fast Passport for Ebenezer Scrooge
“If I could work my will, nephew, every idiot who goes about with “Merry Christmas” on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
Read ArticleNew Emergency Passport Office Opens in New Hampshire
Just in time for the busy holiday season, the Department of State announced last week that the New Hampshire passport agency office in Portsmouth is now open to the public.
The office, located in the Pease Tradeport, has been open since 1992, and handles expedited passport request from all over the country.
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