More proof that passport problems can happen to anyone: Zach Braff, the actor and director who starred the in the popular TV series Scrubs and the movie Garden State, almost didn’t make it to Toronto for the premiere of his latest indie flick, The High Cost of Living. The culprit? An expired passport. As reported on Canada’s National Post website, the drama came to light on Twitter, when Braff tweeted from the airport, “My passport expired on my birthday.
Read ArticleState Department Considers New Passport Questionnaire
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.”
Read ArticleLost Passport Cracks The Case for British Cops
Pro tip: If you’re going to commit a crime of some sort, you might want to leave your passport at home. I’ll bet Dozy Kenneth Morgan, a 48-year-old crook from the UK, wishes he had left his behind.
Read ArticleGovernment Considers Denying Passport Services to Tax Cheats
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).
Read ArticleSame Day Passport Office Now Open in El Paso
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.
Read ArticleYour Journey Around the World Starts With a New Passport
Have you ever wanted to drop everything and travel the world for a while? Well, what are you waiting for? When it comes to making a major life change like that, there’s never going to be a “perfect” time to do it, so you might as well start planning now.
Read ArticleThe Department of State Says: No Passport Application for You!
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.
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