Mobile passport control and access are finally possible and the first airport to allow that is Miami. Through all new Sita app, Miami International Airport (MIA) is allowing faster entry to the US, with a great experience. Now apply for US passport from Miami with the use of the MIA official Airport App, submit details to the US Customs and Border Protection, and receive a simple barcode on the phone to steer clear the issues in line. This is one of the most convenient services, developed by Sita (Global Air Transport It Provider). The product is certified by US CBP for Mobile Passport Control to ease of US passport application and speeds up the entry process. Continue reading
Face Scans Might be the New Biometric Identity on the US Passports
If the Trump government successfully implements what it wants for turning America into a surveillance state, the US citizens, very soon, might have to submit for face scans in the recent future before going abroad. This implementation is lined up keeping in mind the tracking of non-immigrant foreigners. In spite of the requirement of biometric identity being there in the rule book ever since 2004, they have been limited to fingerprints and photos this far. This new and epoch making phenomenon has generated mixed response all around America immediately since it came to the light of the day. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that they are ready to implement this face scans on the passengers departing from the US to the foreign countries. Continue reading
Be Quick in Applying for Your US Passport or Get Stuck in the Process
The fact that these two years i.e. the fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 is going to be the record breaking year for US passport applications is known to one and all by now. With nearly 50 percent of the US citizens still not possessing passports and most of the existing ones up for renewal, the US government is looking to find several ways to look after the rush with ideas like the passport fair and other stuff. Continue reading
Experts Opine for Advance US Passport Renewal to Avoid Hassles
International travel plans are quite common nowadays – both for leisure travel and business purposes. And for international travels, having a passport is mandatory. It has been seen that people who do not travel frequently often forget about the validity of their passport. And when a sudden travel plan is made, they are worried as their passport is nearing expiry. There are many countries, which do not offer visa to travelers until and unless their passport has validity of 6 months or more. Therefore it is recommended to have passport renewed well in advance so that there are no last moment hassles in the travel plan. Continue reading
Special Passport Acceptance Fairs are There to Help You this Year
By now we have all come to know certainly that passport applications across the US would definitely receive a massive boost during the years 2017-2018. This has its roots to the fact that there were certain changes in regulations regarding the US passports in the year 2008. As such, that was basically a time when the US passport industry saw an immense boost. Thus, most of the passports which has been applied for at that point in time has been nearing the end of their tenure. Thus, most of the people who had applied for the passport then would have to apply for a renewal during these two years. Then there would be new passport applications because as per the recent statistics, nearly 50 percent of the Americans still don’t possess a passport. Thus, the never ending demand for the passport would always be there. Continue reading
Changing Gender in Your Passport is Easy Nowadays
Applying and going through the process of securing any government document is quite hectic more so when you are speaking about one of the most powerful documents in the world, the US passport. If applying for a passport might be this hectic, the changes of information in your passport has the potential to hassle you for a long time. Further when we are speaking about changing of an important information regarding you, stuff like your gender markers etc. used to be quite difficult as one needed to provide the department with official proof like a proof of transgender surgery which used to work as the official document in order to help people change their gender in their respective passports. Continue reading
2017 Might be the Record Year for Passport Applications in the US
2017 has been predicted as the year by the experts which is going to see the greatest surge in the history of the American passports. This has definitely been the aftermath of the changes in the American passport regulations in 2007 which had ensured that there was a surge for the US passport at that point in time. Keeping all these aspects in mind and the problems which were encountered during the earlier surge the authority has decided to stay prepared for the surge this time around. All the passports of 2007 would be due for renew during the current year along with millions of new application is going to make the queue long and hard to break. Continue reading
Study about Your Passport Before Going Abroad
According to the recent studies, it has been noticed that many a people in the US has been facing problems due to sudden changes of regulations regarding the passport. There has been numerous instances where people have been send back to their home from the airport because there were defects detected in their passports at the penultimate moment. This has led to numerous heartbreaks as the aspiring first time foreign visitors has had their journeys cancelled at the last moment. To avoid these circumstances, all we need to do is to remember a few things which would help in avoiding the last moment hazards which might even lead to the cancellation of the proposed tours. Continue reading
If You Possess a US Passport You are Among the Most Powerful
The power of the US passport, by now, is not only known to all and sundry but also an aspect which the citizens possessing one boasts upon. The US passport being among the most powerful documents to possess across the world, the ones having in can visit a huge number of countries across the continents without a visa. In most of the countries around the world, the people possessing an US passport can only reach and find a visa on arrival. As such, if we decide to speak regarding the list of the countries where the Americans do not require a visa to travel the discourse will turn into a never ending one. Continue reading
Online Renewals Lined up for State’s Passport Services in 2018
We are probably quite some distance away from the passport services of the United States of America to go completely online. It would take a whole lot of changes as well as adjustments for the current system to go completely digital. But for now, the federal government has decided to roll out limited online passport renewal options from the middle of 2018. This would also be accompanied by push notification services to help the applicants to stay informed regarding the status of their applications the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs confirmed earlier this month. Continue reading