{"id":889,"date":"2013-12-12T12:31:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T17:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/latest-apply-for-us-passport-news-2\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:28:21","slug":"latest-apply-for-us-passport-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/latest-apply-for-us-passport-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Apply For Us Passport News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#39;<b>Passport<\/b> for sale&#39; plan raises concern among EU members<\/strong><br \/>\nPerhaps the closest comparison with Malta&#39;s plan \u2013 which awards buyers an EU passport as soon as their application has been approved \u2013 can be found in Cyprus, which operates a direct citizenship-by-investment scheme. Introduced this year, it &#8230; But &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/0\/b8a2adfa-6106-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html\">Financial Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best new airport amenities in 2013<\/strong><br \/>\nU.S. citizens can use these machines \u2013 for free \u2013 to scan their passports, answer customs declarations questions and cut short the time they need to spend in conversation with a customs officer. The first machines were installed in May at Vancouver &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/flights\/2013\/12\/11\/best-airport-amenities\/3955357\/\">USA TODAY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Man sentenced to prison in <b>passport<\/b> fraud case<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter that, he used the Iowa identification card and the birth certificate to apply for a U.S. passport in Waterloo. 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