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US Department of State and Other Agencies Strive to Make the US Passport As Secure As Possible

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Passport fraud is becoming more and more of an issue in the United States.  The US Department of State is committed to making the US Passports the most secure passport in the world.  The Department of State adheres to strict guidelines when it comes the the US passport process.

Secure PassportA man residing in Connecticut, originally from the Dominican Republic was recently sentenced to over 1 year in prison after making a false application for a US Passport.  The man, Luis Ramon Francisco, a Dominican citizen used the identity of another individual when he applied for a US Passport at a US Post Office in Hartford, Connecticut.

Making a false passport application is a serious offense and presents a potential breach of US National Security.  When it comes to passport fraud, there are several agencies that are committed to enforcing passport laws and procedures.  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Fraud Detection, National Security, the US Department of State and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security are all committed to keeping the passport application and passport issuance processes as secure as possible

If you are US citizen and you are interested in getting an expedited US Passport or if you are interested in getting a US Passport Card, visit us at http://www.rushpassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent.  (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport Agency.  Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida..

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Lost Passport: A Matter of Life and Death

Friday, October 15th, 2010

A lost passport became a matter of life or death as an Indian maid died after she was stranded at an airport in Oman for five days.  Ironically, when she was alive she was not able to get back home to India, but now in death she was transported back home without a problem.   

Lost Passport QatarThe woman, 40-year-old Beebi Lumada, died as a result of a heart attack that may have been stress related.

The woman’s dilemma began when she tried to fly from Muscat, Oman back home to southern India.  She used her Indian passport to board a flight from Muscat to Doha, Qatar and then was supposed to board a connecting flight to Chennai, India.

However, Lumada lost her passport on the first leg of the flight from Muscat to Doha.

Upon arrival at the airport in Doha, she tried to locate her passport, but she was unsuccessful.  She attempted to board the connecting flight to India without her passport, but officials at Qatar Airways did not allow her to board the flight.

Instead, as per airline policy, she was flown back to Muscat.

However, because she could not produce a passport, she was not allowed to reenter Oman.  She was kept in an airport holding area for 5 nights.  Qatar Airways provided her with food and bedding.

On her 6th day at the airport holding area, still without a passport, she suffered a seizure and died.

The office of the minister for overseas Indian affairs feels that the airport and airline authorities should have been able to prevent this from happening.

The Muscat police blame the Indian Embassy for failing to provide the woman with a temporary passport.

Amnesty International has demanded an investigation. In the meantime, Lumada’s body has been returned to India.

If you are a US citizen and you have lost your US Passport or US Passport Card, we can help!  Visit us at http://www.rushpassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent.  (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport Agency.  Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida

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Machine Readable Passports to Replace Hand Written Passports by 2012

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Passport problems for Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates and in other Gulf countries are being caused by hand-written passports.  Pakistanis are being strongly encouraged to replace their hand-written passports with the new biometric machine readable passports (MRP).

Pakistanis are being told not to wait for their passports to expire.  Instead they are being advised to get biometric passports as soon as possible.

passport PakistanMany countries in the world have restricted travel for holders of hand-written passports.  Biometric passports have become the passport of choice around the world because this form of passport is considered more secure.

As of September 15, the UAE government no longer accepts manual passports.  In addition, no visas are being issued to manual passport holders.

The Pakistan government has asked the UAE government for a 1 year grace period in which the manual passports will be accepted.  However, it is unlikely that the UAE will grant the request due to passport security concerns.

In addition, the manual passports will be completely invalid by 2012.

If you are a US citizen and you are interested in getting a US Passport or US Passport Card, visit us at http://www.rushpassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent.  (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport Agency.  Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida.

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Rush Passport™ is the Passport Expediter to the Stars! Celebrity Passports Expedited Here!

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Rush Passport™ is the Passport Expediter to the Stars!  Countless celebrities from various fields grace our NYC Passport office all the time!  Celebrities in the field of music, athletes from the world of sports, Hollywood actors and actresses, television and radio personalities all choose Rush Passport™ , Passport Expediter to the Stars, for all of their passport needs.

Passport Expediters to the stars

Celebrity Kim Kardashian and ex-boyfriend NFL running back Reggie Bush share a funny passport moment.

Why should getting a passport be stressful?  It shouldn’t!  Imagine having a big concert tour coming up overseas and discovering that your passport is expired or worse yet – your passport is missing.  A lost passport can cause lots of stress.  Instead of stressing out over your passport worries – call the passport professionals at Rush Passport™.

Team USA’s Olympic basketball team has been finalized.  Imagine of one of NBA’s superstars was without a passport.  What would they do?  Like many other professional athletes, they would call Rush Passport™.  We are fully licensed Passport Expediters registered to do business with the Department of State.  We specialize in getting passports expedited.  We offer same day passport services, sometimes within as little as 6 hours.

Many Hollywood studios select locations abroad to film movies due to concerns over authenticity and due to budget requirements.  Rush Passport™ specializes in getting passports expedited for movie stars, directors, producers and entire production companies. 

We also offer corporate passport expediting service packages for companies who need to travel overseas on a moment’s notice.

You don’t have to be a celebrity to get a passport.  If you are a US citizen and you are interested in getting a US Passport or US Passport Card, visit us at http://www.rushpassport.com or call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to speak with a Live Passport Agent.  (877) 937-7277 (All 50 States) or (212) 643-9305 New York Passport Agency.  Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors, serving Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Westchester County, Nassau County & Suffolk County, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Miami, Florida.

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