The U.S. State Department says it is grappling with an unprecedented surge in passport demand as international travel resumes, prompting officials to urge Americans to check their passports and renew them in advance if they plan to travel abroad this year. In fiscal year 2022, the State Department issued a record-breaking nearly 22 million passports,…
US State Department Overwhelmed by Passport Demand—Here’s Why You Need to Renew ASAP
Home Office Under Pressure as Trial Highlights How Easy It Is to Get a Bogus Passport
The UK Passport Office has set up a new unit to tackle organised crime after a gang used a flaw in the system to obtain passports for several international fugitives, which allowed them to keep one step ahead of the law. Three men—Christopher Zietek, Anthony Beard, and Alan Thompson—were jailed at Reading Crown Court on…
Gerry Bowler: Government’s Attempt to Erase Canada’s Past Follows the Path of French Revolution, Communist Regimes
Commentary Revolutionaries often don’t know when to stop. In France of the 1790s, radicals, not content with creating a constitutional monarchy, abolishing feudalism, and establishing a bill of rights, attempted to create a whole new kind of human–utterly rational, uprooted from old loyalties and places, fitted to be a citizen of a new kind of…
Royal Canadian Legion ‘Disappointed’ by Removal of Vimy Ridge Memorial Image From Passport
Following Ottawa’s unveiling of a new Canadian passport design on May 10, the Royal Canadian Legion said they are “disappointed” by the decision to remove an image of the Vimy Ridge Memorial that “signifies the sacrifices made for the very sort of freedom the passport provides.” “The Vimy Memorial was a fundamental image, also representing…
Global Passport Index Ranking: Hong Kong Fell to 54th
Nomad Capitalist, a U.S.-based tax and immigration consulting company, recently released the Nomad Passport Index 2023. The Hong Kong (HK) passport fell from 44th place last year to 54th this year, while the United Arab Emirates jumped 31 places to the top of the list, while Macau, Taiwan, and China ranked 70th, 72nd, and 128th,…
Homeland Security: Deadline for Real IDs Extended Until 2025
December 7, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is pushing the deadline for Real IDs by two years, meaning Americans will have until 2025 to get their new identification cards. The DHS announced in a press release Dec. 5 it’s moving the Real ID deadline to May 2025 citing the “lingering impacts” of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Passport to the World: Châteaux of the Loire | Documentary
November 18, 2022
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This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. The Loire Valley has been the playground of kings and noblemen for three centuries, spurring the construction of countless castles, each more opulent than the last. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My…
Capitol Report (Sept. 16): Fall Elections: Illegal Immigration in Spotlight; Military Mandate Lawsuits
September 16, 2022
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The White House is comparing Republican governors sending away illegal immigrants to human “smugglers.” An attorney representing Navy SEALs and members of the Air Force joins us to discuss the ongoing battle against what they call unconstitutional COVID-19 vaccine mandates. It’s time for lawmakers to fund the government for 2023. And some Republicans—hopeful of taking…
Feds Announce Four New Passport Service Sites as Backlog Continues
The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a backlog in processing applications continues. Social Development Minister Karina Gould announced Wednesday that people can now apply for and pick up passports at Service Canada centres in Red Deer, Alta., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Trois-Rivières, Que., and Charlottetown, P.E.I. Nearly 1.1 million…
In-Person Service for Mail-In Passport Requests Now Available at 300 Sites in Canada
Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They can also now do so even if their need for a passport is slightly less urgent, as in for those planning to leave…
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