On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM, justin <justin@emproshunts.com> wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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>> http://www.commandprompt.com/blogs/joshua_drake/2009/02/what_is_that_sound____that_is_the_sound_of_jd_stomping/
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> I have to renew my passport it expired last year. The process to get
> passports is nuts these days.
The two times I've gotten a passport, I found the process efficient
and stress-free.
I printed out a PDF off the internet, and had to give one of my
parents a call to figure out a few details. I have an atypical parent
situation - but apparently parent information is not cross checked by
passport officials with state records.
In anycase, I stopped by a photo place that is one block from the post
office and paid $7 for a couple silly photos.
Then, I walked into a post office, handed over some cash that I got
from an ATM and the form, had a pleasant conversation with a very nice
person and bought some stamps on my way out the door.
Three to five weeks later each time, I had a passport. So far, I've
been lucky enough not to get one with an RFID in it (get our your tin
foil, JD). My husband had a similar experience, and we paid a few
extra dollars to get his rushed to us for a school trip to Germany
last year.
All is not wrong in the world of passport bureaucracy.
-selena
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