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  • Passport fair at post office Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 9:16AMFor those interested in getting a passport or traveling internationally, the Mt. Vernon Post Office is offering a “Passport Fair,” from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
  • Application for passport expected to increase to 1.8 million Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:47PMKUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department expects a 50 per cent increase, to 1.8 million this year from 1.2 million last year, in application for international passport with the new RM100 fee and the one hour processing time.
  • Applications for the international passport expected to increase to 1.8 million Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:24AMMonday, July 26th, 2010 17:59:00 KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department expects a 50 per cent increase, to 1.8 million this year from 1.2 million last year, in application for international passport with the new RM100 fee and the one hour processing time. Its director-general, Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman, said 913,440 applications were received between January and June this year, an increase of ...
  • Passport fees on the rise Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 12:27AMThe cost of getting a passport is going up beginning on July 13, according to the U.S. State Department.
  • Traveling outside the country? Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 5:21AMThe UPS Store owner Les Beare takes a digital picture for use as a passport photo. If an out-of-country vacation is in your near future, you better run, not walk, to your nearest passport processing facility.
  • Mad dash is on to beat passport cost increase deadline Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 2:57PMPotential travelers are rushing to get applications processed before U.S. passport fees increase by 35% next Tuesday, July 13th.
  • Hurry! Passport fees are going up Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 2:52PMGlobetrotting is about to get more expensive. If you need to renew your passport or get one for the first time, maybe you want to file your application this week, before the fees go up from $100 to $135 on July 13. Right now, under the existing...
  • DFA Releasing Passports On Time, Non-Appearance Causing Long Waiting Period for Appointments Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 4:35AM21 June 2010 - The Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) continues to process and release passports on time contrary to reports that the DFA is experiencing backlog that is affecting Filipino job applicants and workers overseas. OCA said passports are released 10 days from application for expedited passports, 20 days for regular passports, and even less than ...
  • Passport backlog at five weeks Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 8:59AMThe waiting time for a passport has increased by five working days, with more than 64,000 applications currently in the backlog.
  • DOT urges hotels to impose proper payment procedures Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 8:13AMANGELES CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Central Luzon has come out with guidelines to protect hotel owners from tourists who vanish without paying their bills.
  • Passport applications backlog eases Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 11:32AMThe backlog of passport applications that arose following industrial action by civil servants over pay cuts has declined slightly over the past two weeks.
  • Opinion: e-Passport technology Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 5:47AMThe e-Passport revolution: the next generation of travel security.
  • Visit Colortrac at AIIM Expo for the Chance to Win a Win7 Compatible 21in Multi-Touch Screen Monitor Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 2:01AMColortrac's booth offers distributors, dealers and end users the opportunity to see live demonstrations of its affordable, industry-leading SmartLF scanning solutions capturing documents via its unique ISIS scanner interface. Visitors will see wide format monochrome and color documents from A4 / A-size up to A0 / E-size being captured via the ISIS interface directly into EDM and EDC solutions.
  • Free passport photos at Town Clerk's office Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 8:16PMThe Burlington Town Clerk’s Office will include free passport photos ($10 value) as part of the application fee for processing new passports School Vacation Week April 20-23.
  • MERCER COUNTY: A banner week for passport applications Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 4:37AMMercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello has announced that her department processed over 280 U.S. passports for county residents during Passport Week, a nationwide event held in conjunction with the US State Department at the end of March.
  • Essex County Clerkâs outreach program is in town Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 11:14AMThe services of the Essex County Clerk’s Outreach Program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 27, and Saturday, April 24, at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell; and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at the Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square in Caldwell.
  • EU Streamlines Schengen Visa System Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 3:05AMFrom Monday, April 5, a new code comes into effect for short stay visas for the 22 European Union and three non-EU Schengen states in a bid to make getting an EU visa faster and streamline the legal issuing conditions.
  • Review: 1Password iPhone apps Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:59AMIn these days of login-mania, a password manager is almost a requirement if you want to keep your data secure while maintaining your sanity. 1Password on the Mac and the iPhone is a hard combination to beat, regardless of which version of the mobile app you use.
  • VeriFinger from Neurotechnology Provides Fingerprint Verification for Poland's New Biometric Passport System Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:00AMNeurotechnology , a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies, announced today that VeriFinger was selected to be the fingerprint verification engine for Poland's new biometric passport system.
  • Questions and Answers: 25 February 2010 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:26PM 1. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie) to the Minister of Finance : Why is the Government intent on rebalancing the economy, and what benefits will that bring?
  • Get Your Passport at Woodbridge Town Hall on March 4 Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:38AMMayor John E. McCormac announced that Woodbridge Town Hall will host a one-day ‘Passport Satellite Office' on Thurs.,
  • County clerk's office to take passport applications Feb. 27 Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 6:00PMST. JOSEPH - The Berrien County clerk's office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 27 for passport application processing.
  • Prothonotary to stop passport service Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 11:45PMBudget cuts and the loss of three positions prompted Northumberland County Prothonotary M. Kathleen Strausser to stop processing passport applications.
  • Local UK passport applications to be processed in Hong Kong Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 8:47AMStarting February 8, British passport applications from the Philippines will be processed in Hong Kong, hinting that the move will make it difficult for criminals to produce counterfeit documents.
  • HK to process UK passports in RP Tuesday, January 12, 2010 @ 9:59PMMANILA, Philippines—Starting February 8, 2010, British passport applications from the Philippines will be handled by the British consulate in Hong Kong, the British embassy in Manila said Wednesday.
  • Bad info from a friend regarding visa shortage Monday, December 7, 2009 @ 8:44PMI'm a U.S. citizen who is planning to petition for my husband. He is in the Philippines. A friend there said that he'll have to wait a long time because of a shortage of visas. Is that true?.
  • Essex County Clerkâs Outreach Program in town Saturday Friday, December 4, 2009 @ 7:14AMThe services of the Essex County Clerk’s Outreach Program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 28, at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square in Caldwell.
  • Secretary Napolitano Announces Rule Proposing Permanent Global Entry Program Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 1:37PMHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the publication of new proposed rule that would establish Global Entry—a U.S. Customs and Border Protection voluntary initiative that streamlines the international arrivals and admission process at airports for trusted travelers through biometric identification—as a permanent program.
  • Grand Rapids city clerk to open Saturday, accept absentee voter ballots, and U.S. passport applications Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 1:40AMState law requires her office to be open to accept absentee ballots on the Saturday before an election.
  • We cannot have it both ways | The National Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 6:27PMWILLIAM Kapris languishes in Bomana jail and was just this week granted access to a lawyer to prepare his case.
  • How to apply for a Jamaican passport Wednesday, August 19, 2009 @ 3:02AMA passport is a secure travel document that is often used to show proof of one's identity as well as citizenship. It is used for international travel and must, therefore, meet International Civil Aviation Organisation standards....
  • First come, first serve for electronic passport application Tuesday, August 18, 2009 @ 6:01AMThe Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday that it could only process 100 applications for the ePassport every day on a first-come, first-serve basis starting Aug. 26.
  • Outreach programâs in town Friday, August 7, 2009 @ 5:46AMThe services of the Essex County Clerk’s Outreach Program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 22, at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell; and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square in Caldwell.
  • Outreach programâs in town Monday, August 3, 2009 @ 1:48AMThe services of the Essex County Clerk’s Outreach Program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 22, at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell; and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square in Caldwell.
  • Thursday, July 30, 2009 Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 11:32PMIt might not come as a surprise to many people, but five out of six public agencies received scathing reviews by customers in a comprehensive government study, suggesting that the road to reforming the public sector might be longer than previously thought.
  • Published on: 7/16/2009. Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 2:11AMBARBADOS machine readable passports are to be issued to nationals who apply at this country's embassies and consulates overseas.
  • Essex county clerkâs office -- Outreach programâs coming to town Wednesday, July 8, 2009 @ 7:06AMThe services of the Essex County Clerk’s Outreach Program will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 25, at the West Caldwell Public Library, 30 Clinton Road in West Caldwell; and from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Caldwell Community Center, 1 Provost Square in Caldwell.
  • Post office announces holiday schedule Friday, July 3, 2009 @ 5:18AMMost Post Office retail counters in the Lakeland District of the U.S. Postal Service, which covers most of the state of Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan, will close at noon on Friday, July 3, to enable retail employees to spend more time with their families. Regular mail delivery for July 3 will be unaffected by the change. Post Office Box mail access will be available.
  • Morning march kicks of International Festival Saturday, June 6, 2009 @ 1:37AMThe annual International Festival runs from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday (June 6) and features dancing, a diversity march, a “race machine” and other activities at Lower Columbia College.
  • Make sure to take your passport Monday, June 1, 2009 @ 11:19PMGrab your flip-flops and sunscreen and don't forget your passport when you're packing for your Caribbean cruise or road trip to Canada or Mexico.
  • Passport now needed at all U.S. borders Sunday, May 31, 2009 @ 5:25AMDriving to Niagara Falls?
  • Americans need passports at all U.S. borders starting Monday Saturday, May 30, 2009 @ 7:54PMAs of Monday, U.S. citizens crossing into Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean by any means -- land, water or air -- must have a passport or a secure-identity card designed for the purpose.