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Stolen Passport Makes Puts a Damper on Being John Malkovich
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In the 1999 film Being John Malkovich, actor John Malkovich plays a fictional version of himself grappling with a surreal variety of identity theft: a "portal" that allowed other people to take control of his brain. Now, he's the victim of a much more prosaic type: a stolen passport. According to Reuters, Malkovich's passport was stolen from his Prague hotel room last Friday, along with two cell phones. A spokeswoman for the Mandarin Oriental hotel told Reuters that "We can…

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New Atlanta Passport Office Completes Agency Expansion Project
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According to the Department of State, the new passport office that just opened in Atlanta, Georgia marks the end of the department's US Passport Agency Expansion Project. The project, paid for by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, opened a total of 7 new passport facilities to assist US citizens facing passport emergencies. New offices were built in Atlanta, Georgia; Buffalo, New York; El Paso, Texas; San Diego, California; and St. Albans, Vermont, while public access was added to existing…

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Get Your Passport Application in Now for the Dominican Republic
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Aarrr, me hearties! If the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie has you craving a taste of the pirate's life, you need to book tickets to the Dominican Republic this summer. A few years ago, divers exploring the reefs off Catalina island stumbled upon the skeletal remains of Quedagh Merchant, a ship last captained by a real pirate of the Caribbean, Captain Kidd. The ship, laden with treasure, was captured by Kidd and his crew off the coast of India…

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State Department Considers New Passport Questionnaire
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The Department of State is considering creating a new passport form, and the public comment period on the proposal ends Tuesday, April 26th. According to San Antonio's Ken5.com, the new form, which would be called DS-5513, is a biographical questionnaire that the Department of State would send out whenever a passport applicant "submits citizenship or identity evidence that is insufficient or of questionable authenticity." In other words, if you have a delayed birth certificate filed more than one year after…

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Same Day Passport Office Now Open in El Paso
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Lost amidst fears of a budget shutdown last week was a bit of welcome news for US citizens living in El Paso, Texas: A new emergency passport office is now open downtown. The office is the 24th regional Passport Agency office to open in the United States. Unlike your local post office, these facilities only handle emergency applications, typically issuing passports within 24 hours.  Previously, before the office opened, El Paso residents who needed same day passport services had a…

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The Department of State Says: No Passport Application for You!
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At least, not this Saturday: If you were planning to submit your passport application this weekend during the Department of State's "Passport Day in the USA" event,   there's some bad news: Passport Day has been postponed indefinitely due to the impending government shut down. This Saturday was supposed to be the third year for the annual event, in which passport offices, which normally keep banker's hours, open their doors on a Saturday to accept passport applications. That's  a big…

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Lost Passports and Disasters: What to Do
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Last week's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, devastated the city. Buildings are in ruins and at least 148 people are confirmed dead. Christchurch is a popular town for tourists, many of whom struggled to get out of the city after the quake. At a time like this, your first priority is obviously going to be getting out of the situation in one piece, not keeping track of your passport. Often, natural disasters leave victims stranded in the chaos…

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