The United States Passport Agency has decided to crack down on handwritten passport applications. It used to be that you were asked to print out a passport application form – the DS-11 form – fill it out in ink, and then take the form along with your other passport requirements […]
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We Americans like to think that we have the most powerful passport in the world, and for a while, it was true. But in recent years the American passport has been slipping in the rankings, and this year in particular, our passport has taken quite the tumble. A firm called
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At the beginning of this month, the Department of Homeland Security made the switch to a new cloud-based website for managing Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, and the Free and Secure Trade programs. If you are a member of any one of these programs, the website you used to use to
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President Trump’s travel ban (part two) is expiring, so his administration has made moves to restrict travel to the United States from several countries. According to a new executive order, travel visas to the United States will be banned or restricted from five of the six countries blocked in the
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We usually focus on travel outside of the United States. International travel and all of the documents that go along with it are, after all, our business. But today we thought we’d take a moment to look at what’s happening with US travel. How many people are visiting the
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The US State department has banned travel to North Korea by US citizens. Since 2010, American tourists have been allowed to visit North Korea on official tours led by the North Korean government. But in June, a 22-year-old American citizen died after being arrested in North Korea for allegedly trying
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The Trump Administration’s travel ban seems to be a never-ending saga, and it’s not over yet. Recently, the State Department updated its guidelines regarding how the ban should be enforced. This was in response to a ruling from a federal judge in Hawaii who said that the State Department was
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Do we really need to be worried about laptops on planes? The US government seems to think so, but they’re only concerned enough to restrict laptops on planes coming to America from certain countries. Next they’re planning to ban any people on those flights, as well. Ok, not really. Here’s
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Student debt is a massive burden that is burying a large portion of young people. Student loan debt is one of the few types of debt that can’t be canceled by declaring bankruptcy. It sticks with you until you find a way to pay it off, which some people never
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May 26, 2017 Citizens of the United States will continue to enjoy visa-free travel to European Union countries for the foreseeable future. Last week, the European Commission indefinitely delayed any action on the March 3, 2017, request from the European Parliament to suspend the visa-free scheme for U.S. nationals due
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