{"id":244,"date":"2013-05-20T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T17:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/expedited-us-passport-services-for-summer-travel\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T10:40:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T15:40:30","slug":"expedited-us-passport-services-for-summer-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/expedited-us-passport-services-for-summer-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedited <b>US Passport<\/b> Services for Summer Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>the us government &#038; passport office might close but at the cafe, the light shines on!<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"us government passport\" src=\"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cca2d_us_government_passport_5601303456_d833c2830d.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><br \/>\n<i>Image by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/35034345590@N01\/5601303456\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">maximolly<\/a><\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expedited <b>US Passport<\/b> Services for Summer Travel<\/strong><br \/>\nThese companies are not government contractors and do not operate as a part of the U.S. Department of State. Passport expeditor\/courier companies charge additional fees for their services. Customers utilizing these companies do not receive their &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/prs\/ps\/2013\/05\/209365.htm\">US Department of State (press release)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>The looming cyclone ahead of Thein Sein&#39;s historic <b>US<\/b> visit<\/strong><br \/>\nIn recent days, the government has come under fierce criticism from groups like Human Rights Watch for failing to move the camps to higher ground ahead of the storm. On Tuesday, a boat carrying more than 100 people seeking to escape the cyclone &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.foreignpolicy.com\/posts\/2013\/05\/14\/the_looming_cyclone_ahead_of_thein_sein_s_historic_us_visit\">Foreign Policy (blog)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>The real Facebook: a photo database of every <b>US<\/b> citizen<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you have a U.S. passport, the U.S. government already has your photograph. Driver&#39;s licence photos or pictures from any other state-issued I.D. would require separate deals between state and federal governments. 3. 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