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Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Are you looking to travel and want to get a U.S. Passport? We’re sure you have many questions?
Where can I go in New York City to get a Passport? How long will it take to get my passport? How much will it cost me to get a Passport? Is there such a thing as an emergency passport? My U.S. Passport was stolen, how can I get a new one? Where do I go to get my passport renewed? If I’m traveling with a child do they need a passport as well? What is the legal age that a person needs a passport to travel? What is a passport card, is that the same thing as a passport booklet? Do I have to get a new passport if I ran out of pages in my un-expired U.S. passport? Is it possible to get my passport the same day I apply for it? My passport expired how do I get a new one? Can I still use my passport even if it was mutilated? Can I have more than one passport? What paperwork is required from to apply for a passport? Is a Passport needed to travel to Canada? Is a passport needed to travel on a cruise ship? How long do I have before my passport expires? What countries can I travel to with a U.S. Passport? Which countries will accept my passport card? What are the photo guidelines for a U.S. passport?
If you find yourself asking any of these questions visit Rush Passport™. We can help you with all your passport needs.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Do you have a passport? If you do, that’s great. But if you don’t have a passport yet, why not? Did you ever think about traveling overseas? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to take a trip abroad? Did you know that even if you want to travel to Canada or to Mexico that your regular driver’s license won’t work? You can use your US passport, but there is something else that you can use to travel to Canada or Mexico. It’s called a Passport Card.
The US Passport Card is a less expensive and more portable way to travel. While the US passport card does not have all of the benefits of the traditional passport book, the passport still allows US citizens an alternative to the US passport. The US passport card allows citizens of the United States to enter or re-enter the United States from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
If you are planning a trip to Cancun, Nova Scotia, a cruise to the Caribbean or a flight to Bermuda, be sure to apply for your US passport or your US passport card.
If you are traveling abroad anytime within the next two weeks and you still don’t have your passport or passport card, don’t wait any longer, call us today.
If you are interested in getting a passport, passport card or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Sunday, November 18th, 2012
Do you know the difference between a passport booklet and a passport card?
US Passport Booklets
A U.S. Passport is a very important travel document. The passport booklet is necessary to travel to countries outside the US. The US passports comes in the form of a small 32 page booklet. The US passport is also available in a 52 page version. The US passport serves many functions. The most obvious function is to make it possible to for Americans to travel abroad. US Passports don’t automatically grant American citizens entry into any country, but with a U.S. Passport a person is able to travel to many countries without requiring further documentation. A US passport can also be used to act as proof of citizenship. US passport holders are recognized internationally as United States citizens.
Adult U.S. passports are for US citizens age 16 years or older. Adult US passports are valid for a period of 10 years. US child passports are available for children under the age of 16 and are valid for a period of five years. US passport booklets can be used for air, land or sea travel.
US Passport Cards
US Passport cards are an alternate form of a U.S. Passport. The US Passport card was introduced in July of 2008. Passport cards are walled sized. US passport card are very similar to a standard driver’s license or state ID card. US passport cards are travel documents that can be used to travel from the US to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea. US Passport cards are not valid for those traveling by air. Passport Cards offer a more convenient alternative to traditional US Passport booklets for American citizens that near the US border with Mexico or Canada.
US Passport cards cannot be used for air travel or for international travel with the exceptions of Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
If you are interested in getting a child passport, adult passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Friday, November 16th, 2012
Do you live in New York City? If you were born and raised in New York City, then there is one thing that you’ll never experience – being a tourist in New York City. Tourists from around the world use their passports to travel to New York City, the Capital of the World.
Even as a New Yorker, there are still many places on the planet that would be wonderful to visit as a tourist. Why not get out and see some of the world’s other big cities or better yet, check out some places that are nothing like New York.
Getting a passport is the first step in seeing the world. The next step is buying the plane ticket. However, sometimes people get these steps mixed up and buy the plane tickets first and try to get the passport later.
This can present a problem if you don’t get your passport in time. Others have the passport, buy the plane tickets and then find out that the passport is expired – or worse than that missing.
If you need a new passport, if your passport is expired or missing and you need a passport renewal, you can wait 6-8 weeks for the US Department of State to get you your passport. Or you can contact Rush Passport™ Official US Passport Expeditors and get your passport today. Our New York City passport office is located in the heart of Manhattan at 875 6th Avenue, Suite #1606, New York, NY 10001.
If you are interested in getting a child passport, adult passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Sunday, August 5th, 2012
Have you ever thought about going on the Disney Cruise? Do you know that if the cruise leaves the country you will need a passport. A woman, Mrs. Arenson, planned her Disney Cruise scheduled for this September and applied for her daughter’s US passport in May. She applied for the passport four months prior to the trip to be sure she would receive the passport in time and avoid problems.
The woman’s daughter, Isabella, was born in Taiwan and is a legal US citizen with a social security number. The child was adopted in 2008 and has a green card proving that she had entered the US legally.
Back in June, Mrs. Arenson received a letter from the US Dept of State asking for proof of her daughter’s permanent residency. A green card would do the trick, so Arensen sent a copy of her daughter’s green card to the State Department’s passport office.
The passport office sent a letter in July asking for Arenson to send the actual green card itself to fulfill the passport requirements. Arenson sent the original green card via certified mail.
Records indicate that someone at the State Dept. signed for the letter and received the green card. However, it turns out that someone in the passport office lost the green card.
Now, the passport office wanted Isabella’s original Taiwan passport. Mrs. Arenson hand delivered it to the passport office to avoid further confusion.
There is a happy ending to the story as Isabella’s US passport arrived earlier this week and the Disney Cruise planned for September is on! Isabella and her mom are looking forward to checking out the Bahamas with Isabella’s new US passport.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Sunday, June 17th, 2012
Did you know that if you are a US citizen and your children were born in another country that your children may be US citizens and may be eligible to apply for US passports?
The citizenship laws regarding how a child may be eligible for a US passport has changed through the years. At the time of birth, children automatically acquire US if they satisfy the following requirements:
- both parents were US citizens
- they were married
- one parent had lived in the US
If the parents were unmarried, then the mother has to have proof that she lived in the US for at least one year before the child’s birth and paternity in writing must be legitimized before the child’s 18th birthday.
Some people do not know that their children are eligible for US passports. They think that because the children were born overseas that they are not eligible to apply for US passports. However, due to the citizenship laws, their children may be eligible for a US passport.
If you think that your child satisfies the requirements to apply for a US passport, come to Rush Passport™’s New York City Passport Office and we will tell you if you qualify to apply for a child passport.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Thursday, June 14th, 2012
According to a previous Rush Passport™ blog entry, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin surrendered his US passport and renounced his US citizenship to allegedly avoid paying capital gains taxes. However, a new trend involving foreign investors is creating thousands of new potential US citizens who will soon be US passport holders.
Thousands of foreign investors have been making investments in US countries and have been issued “investor visas.” The US Department of State is expected to hand out over 6,000 “investor visas” during the current fiscal year. These investor visas could soon turn into passports for these wealthy investors.
Under the “investor visa” program, investors from foreign countries can acquire visas that permit them and their families to live, work and attend school in the United States. In order to qualify for the visa, investors are required to invest a minimum of $1 million in a new or recently formed business. Investors can also take advantage of the investor visa by investing a minimum of $500,000 to fund companies in rural locations or areas that are high in unemployment.
The concept is that the investment must be shown to have been responsible for the creation or preservation of at least 10 full-time jobs for US workers over a period of two years. Once this condition is met, foreign investors and their families advance to permanent resident status and in three years may apply for US citizenship and acquire US passports.
This investor visa program, known as EB-5, is not a new program. It has actually been in effect for over twenty years. However, as of late there has been an increase in wealthy participants – especially from China.
Other countries such as Australia and Ireland have initiated similar programs to try to lure wealthy investors to their country. Currently there are approximately twenty countries that offer similar incentives. For many, investor visas are the path to getting US passports.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Biometric data located in passports should be secure. Only those meant to have access to passport data should have access. According to a recent article from Dutch News nl website there is concern over the possibility that US authorities may have access to biometric details embedded in Dutch Passports.
Biometric passports, also known as e-passports, ePassports or a digital passports, refer to a combination of standard passport booklet and an electronic passport chip that contains biometric information. The biometric information is used to authenticate the passport holder’s identity. The passport’s data should be both printed within the passport and stored on the passport chip.
The reason why there is concern about US access to Dutch passport data is because Dutch passports are produced by Haarlem-based company Morpho, a subsidiary of the American Safran group. Dutch officials want to be sure that US authorities will not have access to Dutch fingerprint and facial scans that are stored on the Dutch passports.
There is no proof in the article that mentions that the US has access or is seeking access to Dutch passports, but the article speaks of a concern of a potential breech in Dutch passport security.
From a Dutch standpoint, authorities want to make sure that their biometric passport data is secure.
If you are interested in getting a US passport or visa, contact us at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Monday, May 28th, 2012
Are you confused about the passport process? Are you wondering when you need to carry a passport? In essence, you need a passport for most foreign travel, however, there are few exceptions. Ever since 2009, United States passport law requires that all Americans carry US passports when traveling to Bermuda, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. Travel by land or see to Bermuda, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean require either a US passport or a US passport card. Travel by air to any of the places mentioned above require a US passport card.
Children under the age of 16 years old who wish to travel to the above destinations by land or sea can also use their US birth certificates or another proof of citizenship to reenter the United States. In addition, US passport cards are acceptable for travelers of all ages who travel by land or sea.
When thinking about how much advance time you will need to apply for a passport, don’t wait for the last minute. If you notice that your passport is close to expiring, it is advisable to renew your passport as soon as possible. The reason why it is important to renew passports early is due to the fact that some countries actually require passports to be valid for six months after the passport holder’s entry or return date.
There are circumstances under which you may apply for a passport by mail. There are also times when a passport application must be submitted in person. You must apply for a passport in person if:
•It is your first time getting a passport.
•Your passport is lost, stolen or damaged.
•Your previous passport is expired and was issued longer than 15 years ago.
•Your previous passport was issued before you turned 16 years of age.
•Your name has been changed since being issued your last passport and you do not have documentation that reflects proof of the change.
•If you are 14 to 17 years of age you need to apply for a passport in person. In addition, a parent or legal guardian must be present if you do not have acceptable identification. Parental consent is required for all children 16 years of age or younger. Both parents must appear and present acceptable forms of ID and proof of relationship such as the child’s certified birth certificate with the parent’s names listed.
Just in case you were wondering, even newborns need a valid US passport and babies must be present at the time their parents apply for their passports.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
Many people are trying to get a US passport, however, some people are giving them up. The latest person to give up his US passport is Eduardo Saverin. If that name doesn’t sound familiar to you then maybe you haven’t seen the film “The Social Network.” Saverin is better known as the billionaire co-founder of Facebook. It seems that Saverin needed his US passport desperately when he fled to the US as a teenager to escape the threat of kidnapping. However, now he has renounced his American citizenship and given up his US passport. Why would Saverin give up his US passport? It seems that Saverin gave up his US passport in order to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes that he will stand to owe once Facebook goes public later this week.
Saverin was born in Brazilian and has actually lived in Singapore since 2009. Saverin joins a growing number of US citizens who have given up their citizenship and US passports to avoid paying taxes.
Saverin’s name appeared in a document published by the IRS that lists US citizens who have given up their passports.
Originally, Saverin’s wealth came from his father who was an industrialist who fled Brazil to Miami in 1993. The move came after his dad discovered that Eduardo’s name was on a list of potential targets in kidnap for ransom. At that point, Eduardo Saverin was granted US citizenship and issued a US passport at the age of 18.
If Saverin did not give up his passport, it is estimated that he would be liable for upwards of $600 million US dollars in capital gains taxes.
If you are interested in getting a passport or visa, give us a call at (212) 643-9305. 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 and Connecticut.
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