| Since the Western Hemisphere Travel
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| | than expedited processing. So, as much as
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| Initiative (WHTI) passport requirements
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| | I like blaming the federal government,
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| went into effect at the end of January,
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| | are they really to blame?
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| we have heard numerous horror stories
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| | In hopes to control this problem, the
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| from travelers trying to get passports.
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| | Bush administration decided to do
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| We even heard one from a groom that drove
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| | something about it. It was recently
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| from Wilmington, North Carolina to
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| | announced that the rules for passports
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| Washington, D.C. on the eve of his
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| | will be relaxed for travelers flying to
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| wedding to pick up his passport so that
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| | and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean
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| he could go on his honeymoon. He had
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| | and Bermuda. This new rule was to be in
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| applied for his passport over four months
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| | effect until the end of September 2007.
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| before.
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| | However, to add even more confusion, it
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| It has become obvious that the State
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| | was recently announced that, thanks to a
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| Department was not prepared for the
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| | vote from Congress, the rule requiring a
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| number of passports that have been
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| | passport to travel by land or sea to
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| pouring in. Is there a problem in relying
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| | Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda
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| on a bureaucratic process to efficiently
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| | will be delayed until June 1, 2009.
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| process passports? Of course they try and
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| | However, The Department of Homeland
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| get more money out us by charging an
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| | Security has said they want to stick to
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| extra $60 for a faster turnaround, but
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| | the original deadline.
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| even that is not guaranteed.
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| | So what should a traveler do? What
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| Who are we kidding? Did anyone really
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| | exactly are the guidelines? Look for more
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| have expectations that the federal
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| | detailed information in the coming weeks
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| government could live up to their promise
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| | and months, but for now if you need to
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| in delivering passports in a reasonable
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| | ask the question "do we need to have a
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| time? Enough of my rant on the federal
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| | passport to travel to this country?"
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| government, who's really to blame? The
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| | Assume that the answer is yes and you
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| traveling public! Not to pat ourselves on
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| | will always be safe. If you do plan to
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| the back but we have been warning
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| | travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the
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| travelers for over a year to get their
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| | Caribbean, be sure to be a valid photo id
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| passports and if they had them to make
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| | and your birth certificate.
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| sure they were current. In fact, passport
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| | Please contact Safe Harbors immediately
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| processing had a very quick turnaround
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| | if you are desperately in need of a
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| this time last year as regular turnaround
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| | passport as Safe Harbors works with some
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| times were just as fast if not faster
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| | very dependable expediting services.
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