US Passport renewal.

[Darth-Baiter]

its always bittersweet.  without considering that i am now 10 years older than when i did it last time (time flies!)...

 

my Passport is sadly kinda new looking.  i have plenty of stamps in it. and i have lots of blank space as well!!   one stamp is from the top of Machu Pichu.  i wish i traveled more.  lots more.   i am going to fish Brazil to scratch that off anything resembling a bucket list.  hench the need for a new book.  i have 10 new years to batter this new passport.  not mutilate it, but put a nice travel patina on it. 

 

bitter thinking of my plans i had in my mind 10 years ago.  and sweet thinking of new lands to check out upcoming.  crazy how 10 years blinked right past me.  dang it...

 

 

[TnRiver46]

Never needed one! Did you make a funny face? 

[Darth-Baiter]

22 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Never needed one! Did you make a funny face? 

my face is always funny. 

 

but they dont let you to be honest.  

[A-Jay]

35 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

 Did you make a funny face? 

YES, I was going to use yours,

but a ball cap & sunglasses are not permitted

?

Just renewed mine in December.

It's 'in the mail', so we'll see how that goes.

They cashed my check so there's that.

Glad I have one.

Hope I get to use it a few times.

And really hope I'm around and can actually use the next one !

A-Jay

 

 

[Darth-Baiter]

4 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

YES, I was going to use yours,

but a ball cap & sunglasses are not permitted

?

Just renewed mine in December.

It's 'in the mail', so we'll see how that goes.

They cashed my check so there's that.

Glad I have one.

Hope I get to use it a few times.

And really hope I'm around and can actually use the next one !

A-Jay

 

 

amen to that!!  i would be blessed to need a few more updates.  go time. 

[Deleted account]

51 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

one stamp is from the top of Machu Pichu.

I've entered and left Peru from Jorge Chavez, Tumbes, and Tacna, and I've been to Machu Picchu, but never departed form there, maybe it WAS built by Ancient Aliens...  

[Dwight Hottle]

Do your self a favor & take a phone pic of your open passport page displaying your info. It's a big help if you ever lose it. 

[Darth-Baiter]

29 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said:

Do your self a favor & take a phone pic of your open passport page displaying your info. It's a big help if you ever lose it. 

always.  and the 1800 number the credit card company.  

[gim]

I let my personal passport expire a couple years ago and instead renewed my DL with an Enhanced DL which allows me to make land and sea crossings across international borders.  The only place I've been outside the country (other than for work which is a diplomatic passport) is when I go to Canada to fish.

 

I believe there is a way to request to have the renewal process sped up too - I think its referred to as "expedited."  Not sure how much quicker it gets done though.

[islandbass]

On 1/11/2023 at 10:53 AM, gimruis said:

I let my personal passport expire a couple years ago and instead renewed my DL with an Enhanced DL which allows me to make land and sea crossings across international borders.  The only place I've been outside the country (other than for work which is a diplomatic passport) is when I go to Canada to fish.

 

I believe there is a way to request to have the renewal process sped up too - I think its referred to as "expedited."  Not sure how much quicker it gets done though.

It is a little faster but you will pay extra for it. Almost had to do that once. I also have an enhanced DL and I think it becomes mandatory in my state this year in May. However, I don’t trust the gov. any further than I could throw it. If I travel to Mexico or Canada, you can bet you bass, even with my DL, I’m also bringing my passport, lol. It’s my only handheld proof that I am a US Citizen besides my birth certificate as I was born on a U.S. military base overseas, lol.  
 

Mine is close to expiring too. Also, if I am not mistaken I think the cost is the same whether you renew your passport expired or not. 
 

Weird story. I was flying back to the US from Korea on a 747. There were two lines. One for citizens and the other non citizens. 
 

Some buffoon was “directing” people (as if the travelers couldn’t tell what line to go to. So I make my way to the citizen line and as I do, he notices that, looks and points at me and then points to the non citizen line but I continue in the citizens line. He then comes up to me and says it without saying it, probably thinking I didn’t speak English, “This line.” By this time he’s right in front of me so I stop, bust out my blue passport and said to him, “This means I go in this line, right? a$$ wipe,” no I didn’t say the last word but I was getting upset. 
 

Well, the shock ticked him off and he pulled me aside and they made me open my luggage. Of course I complied since I had nothing to hide.

 

In retrospect, it sent me to the very front and I got out faster than usual. This was in the 1990s. 

[MN Fisher]

Never had a passport - only times I've been out of the country

 

1979 - drove into Canada with a bunch of other college astronomy geeks to watch the Solar Eclipse in Winnipeg...all we needed was our licenses back then.

1982 - while in the AF - took a MAC flight to Ramstein and spent a weekend in Kaiserslautern (my high-school German was enough to get me through). As an active duty airman - my ID was enough.

1990 - Wife's and my honeymoon. 1 week Carnival Cruise out of LA - stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo san Lucus...just our IDs needed cause of the cruise line.

[Glenn]

Hmmm, you got me thinking I need to check mine.  It's probably close to renewal time, although I've only used it a few times. You might be surprised to know you need it to register international domain names.

 

I have the enhanced DL too.

 

....and TSA Pre

...and Clear

 

And boy howdy do I ever get through lines fast!

[gim]

11 hours ago, islandbass said:

Mine is close to expiring too. Also, if I am not mistaken I think the cost is the same whether you renew your passport expired or not. 

Yes, that’s correct. However, should you allow it to expire, you will need to produce all that citizenship documentation you initially did the first time to acquire a new one.

 

The enhance drivers license requires the same documentation as a passport.

[MN Fisher]

12 minutes ago, gimruis said:

The enhance drivers license requires the same documentation as a passport.

That reminds me - I gotta get my official birth certificate from MA...gonna finally get the EDL this year.

[throttleplate]

Summer of 2022 wife and i had to drive from North dakota to Chicago to get her philippine passport renewed. Not convenient at all.

[gim]

On 1/14/2023 at 8:52 PM, throttleplate said:

Summer of 2022 wife and i had to drive from North dakota to Chicago to get her philippine passport renewed. Not convenient at all.

But you got to stop in Green Bay for training camp.  That had to be worth the drive.

[TOXIC]

Remember:

 

Some countries require that your passport be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Some airlines will not allow you to board if this requirement is not met.

[Darth-Baiter]

36 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

Remember:

 

Some countries require that your passport be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Some airlines will not allow you to board if this requirement is not met.

Yup. 

[Deleted account]

On 1/14/2023 at 9:52 PM, throttleplate said:

Summer of 2022 wife and i had to drive from North dakota to Chicago to get her philippine passport renewed. Not convenient at all.

No Chargés d'affaires in Oshkosh B'Gosh? Shocking!...

[Darth-Baiter]

58 minutes ago, TOXIC said:

Remember:

 

Some countries require that your passport be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip. Some airlines will not allow you to board if this requirement is not met.

its MOST countries.  all the ones I've been to have been this way.  makes it like your expiration date means very little.  and USpassports are typically renewed when they are 6 months from expiring.  mentally, you should do it at 9 months.  

[Darth-Baiter]

you all tapped into my paranoid side.  I called the lady that helped me with my PP renewal.  she said that they are asked to tell everyone 8-9 weeks for a renewal.  with the $60 added expedite fee that drops the timeline to 5 weeks.  she then said that they are much faster now.  my coworker just got his in 8 weeks.  

 

she said my Oct trip is well within the comfort zone of everyone in her office.  she said, "no problems"

[throttleplate]

On 1/19/2023 at 8:06 AM, gimruis said:

But you got to stop in Green Bay for training camp.  That had to be worth the drive.

 

Yes, spent three days in green bay and my wife has learned alot about each player and has fell in love with aaron rodgers, she wants him back in 2023?

 

[gim]

13 hours ago, throttleplate said:

Yes, spent three days in green bay

Even though I am a Vikings fan, and I don't care for the Packers, that place is really unique for a football stadium.  It's right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.  For a pro sports venue, that is a one of a kind.  I took a $10 tour there in early August a few years ago and then ate at Curly's Pub afterwards.  Just the bronze statues outside and the history of the team/NFL in general there is worth seeing.

[Darth-Baiter]

i am happy to report my new passport is in my hands!!!  i already called my travel agent and update him with the new info.

 

Brazil and Brazillians.  i cannot wait.  

[BrianMDTX]

On 1/14/2023 at 12:53 AM, Glenn said:

Hmmm, you got me thinking I need to check mine.  It's probably close to renewal time, although I've only used it a few times. You might be surprised to know you need it to register international domain names.

 

I have the enhanced DL too.

 

....and TSA Pre

...and Clear

 

And boy howdy do I ever get through lines fast!

I fly all the time (work for an airline). TSA Precheck is NOT a waste of time and money! 
 

 

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

i am happy to report my new passport is in my hands!!!  i already called my travel agent and update him with the new info.

 

Brazil and Brazillians.  i cannot wait.  

Are you getting a full Brazilian? ?