I am about to fill my passport

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I know no one gives a crap, but I am psyched! It was my goal to fill this one and I only have the last four pages empty (plus two spaces in the rest - and that is it).

I just learned the last four pages cannot be used. I learned this in seeking visa information for my passport.

So, when I head to France in a few weeks, stamp stamp - done! Filled!
 
You can always have additional pages added in.

For your next passport you can order one with extra pages already bound in. I have a 40+ page one this time and with only 4 years to go on it I am only now getting close to filling it up.
 
woodstock said:
I know no one gives a crap, but I am psyched! It was my goal to fill this one and I only have the last four pages empty (plus two spaces in the rest - and that is it).

I just learned the last four pages cannot be used. I learned this in seeking visa information for my passport.

So, when I head to France in a few weeks, stamp stamp - done! Filled!
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Cool. I cross the border many times but I only have one stamp in my passport. I couldn't believe the agent at KIAD actually stamped it since we were in a GA airplane. I don't go to nearly as many interesting places as you but it would have been cool to have a stamp from Japan or Russia.
 
Everskyward said:
Cool. I cross the border many times but I only have one stamp in my passport. I couldn't believe the agent at KIAD actually stamped it since we were in a GA airplane. I don't go to nearly as many interesting places as you but it would have been cool to have a stamp from Japan or Russia.
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You can have one of my Japanese stamps!

It is fun getting them though.

I had to renew a security clearance not too long ago and one of the question was to show all my international travel. SIGH! I got out my passports and started copying down as much as I could figure out. It was cool seeing some of those old stamps, like for Brunei and the older PRC VISA, etc. What was annoying was where I would have two pages of stamps for a week of travel. I would arrive in Singapore, get a stamp. The next day drive to Malaysia, get a stamp leaving Singapore and then a stamp for entering Malaysia. Stay a few hours, meet with customer, drive back to Singapore getting a stamp to leave Malaysia and then a stamp to enter Singapore. Next day do the same thing all over again except meet with another customer. Then on the third day fly to Indonesia, get a stamp for leaving Singapore, one for entering Indonesia and then the next day get more stamps for returning to Singapore. Then the next day fly to Hong Kong, get a stamp, take the bus to Shezhen and get two more stamps, stay for a couple of days, come back to HK get two more stamps and then leave to come home and get a HK exit stamp and a US one. It can be crazy with the stamps.
 
Yeah, I hear stamp seekers really don't like traveling through Europe. Once entering the Schengen group, once leaving the Schengen group, and none going intra-Schengen.

--Carlos V.
 
In perusing a few online sources, I am seeing warnings about being "that close" to full.

I have two very clear empty spots next to each other, and given that a number of stamps overlap each other on other pages I bet the next guys could find spots elsewhere if they wanted.

Should I get extra pages, STAT? I leave in a few weeks which means it would be cutting it close.

This is trip number four out of the country this year and no one batted an eye previously and clearly I was getting close to full.
 
Cool! There is potential for my new job to take me out of the country this year. I should probably start the process of getting a passport. What's the time frame for the whole process these days?
 
woodstock said:
In perusing a few online sources, I am seeing warnings about being "that close" to full.

I have two very clear empty spots next to each other, and given that a number of stamps overlap each other on other pages I bet the next guys could find spots elsewhere if they wanted.

Should I get extra pages, STAT? I leave in a few weeks which means it would be cutting it close.

This is trip number four out of the country this year and no one batted an eye previously and clearly I was getting close to full.
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You are fine for now. When you return go through the adding passport passages routine. no need to rush it for now.
 
CJones said:
Cool! There is potential for my new job to take me out of the country this year. I should probably start the process of getting a passport. What's the time frame for the whole process these days?
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4 to 6 weeks.

Is this your first passport? Expect it to go to longer of 4 to 6 weeks.
 
I had to have extra pages put into one passport. I had it done at the embassy in London.

Enjoy your trip!
 
I was down to only 4 pages after this past month's travel when I was in France, Spain, Hong Kong and China. I also needed a new VISA for China and that took up a whole page too. I sent in all of my stuff on 21 Oct and my passport was returned today, the 31st of Oct. I did not send it in for a rush replacement either. This was the normal channels.
 
ScottM said:
I was down to only 4 pages after this past month's travel when I was in France, Spain, Hong Kong and China. I also needed a new VISA for China and that took up a whole page too. I sent in all of my stuff on 21 Oct and my passport was returned today, the 31st of Oct. I did not send it in for a rush replacement either. This was the normal channels.
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Wow. Could you imagine how quickly you'd have had it if the government wasn't run by a bunch of inefficient mindless dolts?:yikes::D:D:D
 
CJones said:
Cool! There is potential for my new job to take me out of the country this year. I should probably start the process of getting a passport. What's the time frame for the whole process these days?
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You can get a passport in a few days if you're willing to pay the bucks. These are the people my company uses for visas, 2nd passports, etc.

http://capitolvisa.com/passports/adults.php
 
Dear Elizabeth.

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Regards,

your friendly neighborhood Steingar.
 
Since I got Global Entry, it takes twice as long to fill my passport (no US stamps) & the benefits of bypasssing the lines is wonderful. Used to have UK's IRIS which likewise made life much, much easier on frequent trips to the UK.

Still, it's a pretty good accomplishment.
 
Anymouse said:
You can get a passport in a few days if you're willing to pay the bucks. These are the people my company uses for visas, 2nd passports, etc.

http://capitolvisa.com/passports/adults.php
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You do not even need to go through those places to get one quickly. The Passport application has direction, with appropriate fees, to get it done quickly. I have used CIBT in the past to do things quickly, especially for China VISA renewals. All they do is have a person that brings in all the passports for the clients instead of me going to the office to do the work.
 
One thing I freaking HATE about travelling over Southeast Asia is the visa normally takes a whole, entire page. My passport is only a couple years old and now I need a new one. Or I need to add pages or something.
 
Sac Arrow said:
One thing I freaking HATE about travelling over Southeast Asia is the visa normally takes a whole, entire page. My passport is only a couple years old and now I need a new one. Or I need to add pages or something.
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Most times when you have to obtain a VISA prior to travel it is a full page. I multiple China ones, India, Brunei, Korea (work), Ireland and Egypt. That is why I get a 48 page passport from the get go. Just with VISA I can load up 10-15 pages before I ever really travel anywhere.
 
woodstock said:
Update: I did fill it. Done. Finito. Now I have to get a new one, especially if I think I might be crossing borders any time soon. You never know.
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Glad to hear you met your goal. If you ever need to have another page filled stop on by and I can fill a few pages for ya. ;)
 
Congrats Elizabeth! That is a big accomplishment!

We want more trip photos!
 
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