Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2018 Probably the worst picture ever taken of me. Doesn't matter, I am BC bound soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Probably the worst picture ever taken of me. Doesn't matter, I am BC bound soon. Did they make you take your helmet off? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 23, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: Did they make you take your helmet off? We have a helpful pictorial of does and don'ts in the P.O. One example shows someone in full niqab and all that clobber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 23, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 23, 2018 Out of interest and for comparison sake, how much does your passport cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 23, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Did they make you take your helmet off? No one makes DH do anything, no one. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, pedalphile said: Out of interest and for comparison sake, how much does your passport cost? Renewals are less than new ones, but I still think over $100 these days. Always smart to renew as soon as possible, so you aren't in that grey zone nor needing to expedite. The "execution fee" is also going up by $10 in April. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #7 Posted March 23, 2018 30 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Probably the worst picture ever taken of me. Doesn't matter, I am BC bound soon. I have a passport card which is a detuned passport for 1/2 the cost. My picture makes me look like a terrorist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: I have a passport card which is a detuned passport for 1/2 the cost. My picture makes me look like a terrorist Isn't the card just good for our neighbors Canadia and Mexico? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 23, 2018 5 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Isn't the card just good for our neighbors Canadia and Mexico? yes by vehicle or boat..all I needed. I never had to use it present it though. No one on the water ever stopped us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 23, 2018 Share #10 Posted March 23, 2018 I got both a card and a book this year when I renewed. There are rumors that the PA drivers licenses soon won't meet TSA standards for air travel, and it's handy to keep the card in my wallet for the summer for spontaneous trips to Toronto. Seemed like a worthwhile expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted March 23, 2018 Share #11 Posted March 23, 2018 My GOES card has a terrible pic and it just got renewed for another 5 years with the same picture. I almost want someone to refuse the card saying it looks nothing like me, but they all look at the horrid pic, look at me and proceed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #12 Posted March 23, 2018 9 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I got both a card and a book this year when I renewed. There are rumors that the PA drivers licenses soon won't meet TSA standards for air travel, and it's handy to keep the card in my wallet for the summer for spontaneous trips to Toronto. Seemed like a worthwhile expense. It's a shame PA (and many others) think this is not a good thing to "fix" for their residents. Your are safe, though, through until 2020. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 23, 2018 Share #13 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: It's a shame PA (and many others) think this is not a good thing to "fix" for their residents. Your are safe, though, through until 2020. Tom I'm safe through 2028 with my handy passport card, TYVM. By then, whereever I am living will have solved that little glitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2018 Share #14 Posted March 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I got both a card and a book this year when I renewed. There are rumors that the PA drivers licenses soon won't meet TSA standards for air travel, and it's handy to keep the card in my wallet for the summer for spontaneous trips to Toronto. Seemed like a worthwhile expense. We have the enhanced drivers license we use for going to Canada but we also have regular passports for “ real” international travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 23, 2018 Share #15 Posted March 23, 2018 ...is BC British Columbia or Baja California ? If it's Baja, don't drink the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #16 Posted March 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: I'm safe through 2028 with my handy passport card, TYVM. By then, whereever I am living will have solved that little glitch. Yeah, my passport is good through 2026, but what drives me nuts is that for VA, I JUST got my license renewed for 10 years (on-line five minute process), but, for VA: The new Real ID cards will be rolled out in October 2018, at a cost of about $20.7 million. The new license will be marked with a star in the upper-right corner, which indicates that it’s in compliance with the Real ID Act. Virginia officials said they will not require everyone who has a license to get the new card, but they anticipate as many as 2.7 million license holders will request it. Virginians who want to use a driver’s license to board a commercial aircraft will need to get the new card by October 2020. The Real ID card will have a one-time $10 fee that will help pay for implementation. To get one, current license holders will be required to present two proofs of residency instead of one, and will have to present their Social Security card instead of just providing the number. The process will require an in-person visit to a DMV office, which could lead to longer-than-usual waits, because many people are used to renewing their licenses by mail or online. So, realistically, my renewed DL is only good for 3 years (or as long as I am willing to bring my passport with me to travel). I have other "acceptable" IDs I can use as well, so I'll be good, but it is still nonsense. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 23, 2018 Share #17 Posted March 23, 2018 There's no way I'd spend $20.7 million for a new driver's license, I don't care how enhanced it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 23, 2018 Share #18 Posted March 23, 2018 51 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: yes by vehicle or boat..all I needed. I never had to use it present it though. No one on the water ever stopped us. I think it depends on where the ship is registered and where you stay. I took my kids to Bermuda a few years ago. The ship was registered in Florida, we slept on the ship, no passports were needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #19 Posted March 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: There's no way I'd spend $20.7 million for a new driver's license, I don't care how enhanced it is. It comes with a nice little faux leather card holder with room for two other cards and a small family photo. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #20 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: I think it depends on where the ship is registered and where you stay. I took my kids to Bermuda a few years ago. The ship was registered in Florida, we slept on the ship, no passports were needed. Didn't you need your ship "pass card" to get in and out of the immigration hut? I think they (Bermuda) work with the cruise lines to have them backed up by a passport? Or did your kids NOT need a passport at all? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 23, 2018 Share #21 Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, Razors Edge said: Didn't you need your ship "pass card" to get in and out of the immigration hut? I think they (Bermuda) work with the cruise lines to have them backed up by a passport? Or did your kids NOT need a passport at all? Tom Bizarrely, none of us needed a passport. There was a catch. We needed to leave with the boat, so if one of us got injured and needed to stay in a hospital there, and the boat left, it would be a nightmare getting home. I took my chances and saved the money on passports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #22 Posted March 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I think it depends on where the ship is registered and where you stay. I took my kids to Bermuda a few years ago. The ship was registered in Florida, we slept on the ship, no passports were needed. Personal boat, not ship. The stoopid US required having it, but we rarely seen a USCG boat patrolling about...or aboot It's a 6 mile trip. We went there for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #23 Posted March 23, 2018 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 23, 2018 Share #24 Posted March 23, 2018 28 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yeah, my passport is good through 2026, but what drives me nuts is that for VA, I JUST got my license renewed for 10 years (on-line five minute process), but, for VA: ... So, realistically, my renewed DL is only good for 3 years (or as long as I am willing to bring my passport with me to travel). I have other "acceptable" IDs I can use as well, so I'll be good, but it is still nonsense. Tom ...why do you think they call it the "Old" Dominion ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabDaddy Posted March 23, 2018 Share #25 Posted March 23, 2018 I'd always heard stories about how few people had passports...like 10%. Just looked. It's more like 40%. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/after/passport-statistics.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 23, 2018 Share #26 Posted March 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, LabDaddy said: I'd always heard stories about how few people had passports...like 10%. Just looked. It's more like 40%. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/after/passport-statistics.html It's a pain to travel now. People in the US used to be able to go to Canada or Mexico with just a birth certificate, or drivers license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #27 Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: Isn't the card just good for our neighbors Canadia and Mexico? Yes, but I may want to flee to Switzerland. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabDaddy Posted March 23, 2018 Share #28 Posted March 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: It's a pain to travel now. People in the US used to be able to go to Canada or Mexico with just a birth certificate, or drivers license. 3x passports now compared with 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #29 Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: It's a shame PA (and many others) think this is not a good thing to "fix" for their residents. Your are safe, though, through until 2020. Tom It’s just another money grab they came up with. Screw their fancy smancy drivers licenses, I’ll just use my passport thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted March 23, 2018 Share #30 Posted March 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: It’s just another money grab they came up with. Screw their fancy smancy drivers licenses, I’ll just use my passport thank you. ...here in California, my new and improved California D/L keeps me safe from the people who would harm democracy. That's what they told me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #31 Posted March 23, 2018 Filter. Filter filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend_Maynard Posted March 23, 2018 Share #32 Posted March 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Longjohn said: It’s just another money grab they came up with. Screw their fancy smancy drivers licenses, I’ll just use my passport thank you. From the look of the fees, it's the passport that is the money grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabDaddy Posted March 23, 2018 Share #33 Posted March 23, 2018 I misplaced my passport while packing the house. Felt quite bad about it. Had to report it lost/stolen, then apply to get another. Fortunately, I had two expired passports that assisted with the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #34 Posted March 23, 2018 I just took the bad picture off and put one on that I liked better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #35 Posted March 23, 2018 I was surprised they accepted our pictures. They came out a little dark. We took them ourselves. It saved us a bunch of cash to take them ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted March 23, 2018 Share #36 Posted March 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I was surprised they accepted our pictures. They came out a little dark. We took them ourselves. It saved us a bunch of cash to take them ourselves. The P.O. who will assist with the application will also do photos for a few (4 I think) quid here. This process also guarantees no fubar with the application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #37 Posted March 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I was surprised they accepted our pictures. They came out a little dark. We took them ourselves. It saved us a bunch of cash to take them ourselves. Walgreens will take them for a few schekels. When I had mine done they retook several times. The US Government is very particlar about how they look. No smiling, no glasses, hair is coiffed, look up but not too far up, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #38 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Scrapr said: Walgreens will take them for a few schekels. When I had mine done they retook several times. The US Government is very particlar about how they look. No smiling, no glasses, hair is coiffed, look up but not too far up, etc I heard that, and it made me nervous that they would kick them back. Nope. So, I get this passport, and the pic is dark and not so great. Kinda funny. Maybe dumb luck on my part. The person processing may have been a newbie. HAHA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted March 23, 2018 Share #39 Posted March 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, pedalphile said: The P.O. who will assist with the application will also do photos for a few (4 I think) quid here. This process also guarantees no fubar with the application. Similar here, except the price was in dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #40 Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Scrapr said: Walgreens will take them for a few schekels. When I had mine done they retook several times. The US Government is very particlar about how they look. No smiling, no glasses, hair is coiffed, look up but not too far up, etc Is this your passport picture? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 23, 2018 Share #41 Posted March 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: It saved us a bunch of cash to take them ourselves. 15 bucks, I had the PO do mine, zero risk of it getting declined that way. I couldn't risk not getting them in time, spent almost 5 grand on plane tickets last summer, 15 seemed cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #42 Posted March 23, 2018 54 minutes ago, Longjohn said: Is this your passport picture? that was the first picture. Perfectly coiffed head of hair. But I'm looking up. Retake here but Rejected. Not looking straight forward & no hats Then tried again Sorry. No commercial advertising & no chest hair Finally got one to take. Technically a violation but got approved on a little known subsection called the "Martha I'm coming home clause" 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #43 Posted March 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Square Wheels said: It's a pain to travel now. People in the US used to be able to go to Canada or Mexico with just a birth certificate, or drivers license. I think I would rather tote a kid's passport with me rather than a birth certificate. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #44 Posted March 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Longjohn said: It’s just another money grab they came up with. Screw their fancy smancy drivers licenses, I’ll just use my passport thank you. Yep, your state is just trying to rip you off! Luckily, the Feds are willing to give you a passport for just 5x the cost of a driver's license (that you have to have anyway). Winning! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #45 Posted March 23, 2018 44 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: 15 bucks, I had the PO do mine, zero risk of it getting declined that way. I couldn't risk not getting them in time, spent almost 5 grand on plane tickets last summer, 15 seemed cheap. I didn't even realize there was any other option and didn't know they charged for the picture. They were running everyone through taking pictures and then told us how much we owed total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #46 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Yep, your state is just trying to rip you off! Luckily, the Feds are willing to give you a passport for just 5x the cost of a driver's license (that you have to have anyway). Winning! Tom I have to have a passport anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #47 Posted March 23, 2018 Just now, Longjohn said: I have to have a passport anyway. Sweet. Avoided your state's money grab the best way possible! I assume you hate your neighbors, though. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #48 Posted March 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: 15 bucks, I had the PO do mine, zero risk of it getting declined that way. I couldn't risk not getting them in time, spent almost 5 grand on plane tickets last summer, 15 seemed cheap. We paid next to nothing to get our photos. It was a gamble, and it worked out swimmingly. There isn't an easy way to get passport photos in our town for cheap. We had plenty of time, so I wasn't concerned too much about time frame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 23, 2018 Share #49 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Sweet. Avoided your state's money grab the best way possible! I assume you hate your neighbors, though. Tom I love my neighbors, Amish are the best neighbors you could ask for unless you want to borrow their truck, they don't have any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share #50 Posted March 23, 2018 5 grand for plane tickets. EEK! Different lifestyles for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now