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Dave Smith wrote:
Someone posted here recently that he did not think it was much of a hassle to get a passport. Maybe he likes filling out forms and having them sworn, paying for pictures, paying for passports, standing in line etc. If it was only $20 I would consider it a needless waste of time. I can see this silly requirement as another way to get Americans to spend their money at home. Thats a pretty stupid remark. It took me about 15 minutes to file for a passport and I had it about 3 weeks later. What is so wrong with a country knowing who enters? |
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Dave Smith wrote:
Nope. I have to provide all that documentation in person when I renew every 5 years for $87. For a US passport that isnt the rules. You only have to show documentation if the current passport is expired prior to renewel. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
Nope. I have to provide all that documentation in person when I renew every 5 years for $87. For a US passport that isnt the rules. You only have to show documentation if the current passport is expired prior to renewel. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
Sure did. That was the incident where US news sources were claiming that the terrorists snuck into the US from Canada the day before the attacks. Then it turned out that the terrorists had entered the US directly months earlier and had been living in the US all that time. It also seems that someone must have had some idea about their activities because they terrorists were all identified within a day or two. News media reported all sorts of conflicting reports in the first few days. That happens with any major event. Wasn't that also the day that Canadians opened up their homes to accommodate tens of thousands of Americans and US bound passengers who were stranded when the border was closed and US air space was shut down (for all but select members of the bin Laden and other Saudis.... odd since the attack was attributed to Osama bin Laden and his Saudi al Queda members). This is a classic statement from the uninformed biased person. The Laden family did NOT fly out while the air space was restricted. That is a very over played myth that people like you keep spreading and believe to be true. Do some research rather than buy into the politically biased crap. |
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miles wrote:
I'm aware of what the current regulations are. However, for some reason they insisted on seeing a passport both in USA and Canada. Bottom line is that the law says you must prove who you are. Even though it states a birth certificate is acceptable it does not mean they must accept it as proof in all cases. They can request more proof. They can ask to see your passport if you have one. But if you have shown that you are a citizen of a country with which they have a reciprocal exemption from passport requirements, then you don't have to have one. There is a major difference between what airline personnel demand and what is legal required at the point of entry. |
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miles wrote:
I'm aware of what the current regulations are. However, for some reason they insisted on seeing a passport both in USA and Canada. Bottom line is that the law says you must prove who you are. Even though it states a birth certificate is acceptable it does not mean they must accept it as proof in all cases. They can request more proof. They can ask to see your passport if you have one. But if you have shown that you are a citizen of a country with which they have a reciprocal exemption from passport requirements, then you don't have to have one. There is a major difference between what airline personnel demand and what is legal required at the point of entry. |
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
... Nope. I have to provide all that documentation in person when I renew every 5 years for $87. Canadians are not required to renew in person anymore. Yes it is still a hassle to get your photos done and have a guarantor sign, and to have to do it every FIVE years is an even bigger pain. But at least you can just drop the application in the mail now and get the passport back in 3 weeks. GG |
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
... Nope. I have to provide all that documentation in person when I renew every 5 years for $87. Canadians are not required to renew in person anymore. Yes it is still a hassle to get your photos done and have a guarantor sign, and to have to do it every FIVE years is an even bigger pain. But at least you can just drop the application in the mail now and get the passport back in 3 weeks. GG |
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:07:15 -0700, miles wrote:
.... This is a classic statement from the uninformed biased person. The Laden family did NOT fly out while the air space was restricted. ... Perhaps they did not "fly out" but AT LEAST when all other air traffic was grounded and American citizens were stranded - Bush personally and specifically allowed the Bin Laden family to be picked up around the country by planes with special flight priviledges and flown "to safety" within the USA - THEN they quickly flew out. That is enough - AND if they flew out before flights were resumed it wouild have been even worse. ..... http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../04/se.09.html In any case . . . IT STINKS!!!!!! All those people who could have answered A LOT of questions were back in Saudi Arabia counting their oil money... LOL!!!! Bush Fighting Terrorism!!! LOL!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:07:15 -0700, miles wrote:
.... This is a classic statement from the uninformed biased person. The Laden family did NOT fly out while the air space was restricted. ... Perhaps they did not "fly out" but AT LEAST when all other air traffic was grounded and American citizens were stranded - Bush personally and specifically allowed the Bin Laden family to be picked up around the country by planes with special flight priviledges and flown "to safety" within the USA - THEN they quickly flew out. That is enough - AND if they flew out before flights were resumed it wouild have been even worse. ..... http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../04/se.09.html In any case . . . IT STINKS!!!!!! All those people who could have answered A LOT of questions were back in Saudi Arabia counting their oil money... LOL!!!! Bush Fighting Terrorism!!! LOL!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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