Do not get a photo with a beard, then shave it off to travel. Think of your left nut when they take the passport picture. Do not make jokes when you hand the foreign customs agent your passport. If you drink on the plane, you will have a massive headache when you land. Get a concealable wallet that hangs around your neck to hold your passport and emergency cash. Wear that wallet inside your shirt. I forget all the other shit.
Got mine last year. Can't smile in passport photos anymore. Quick and easy photos at FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos).
Went through USPS. The real freak-out for me was when they took our original documents. We received our passports, but without getting back the originals. We called and found out that the original documents are returned through a different process. Got everything back, so no worries.
Just recently found out that the passport was really handy for I-9 verification for a new job.
Liberals never met a slippery slope they didn't grease.
-Me
I wish technology solved people issues. It seems to just reveal them.
-Also Me
Not being able to smile on document photos is mind boggling to me. If someone looking at you smiling in a photo, can't tell if it's you not smiling in person, then there is no point to the photo in the first place.
"There are no finger prints under water."
How can I think about my genitals without smiling?
You could think about BushMasterBoy's genitals if that will help.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Delfuego, can I pm you for info? Oldest daughter went to Ireland for school, and I need a passport just in case I need to head over, i put it off, now it's kinda crunch time
If you have more than 6 weeks, you can do it just via the regular method. I think doing that I even had mine in 3. And if it's closer in time, you can still do it, but it'll cost more (like $50 expedited, but you'll have it in about 2 weeks tops).