Re: Now get off my back :P

JD / guys,  can you imagine how does it feels to run the same process
but instead of a passport applying for a USA B1 (tourism) VISA?

They even ask you: "Have you been involved in terrorism acts? Have you
been in jail for ..."

You've got a job, you've got a house, a car, a family and a mother
**** dog. But they still believe that you want to get in the USA for a
job.

Foo bar.

gb.-


On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Selena Deckelmann
 wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM, justin  wrote:
>> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.commandprompt.com/blogs/joshua_drake/2009/02/what_is_that_sound____that_is_the_sound_of_jd_stomping/
>>>
>>
>> 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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