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MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 27, 2007, 07:48:54 pm ---I'm hoping not. That's why I put the question out to Nutmeg Guy, our resident airline security expert.
--- End quote ---
I am not the resident security expert, but I searched the State Department's website and did not see any notices or news releases about needing a passport for intra-US travel.
The good news is they have apparently cleared up the backlog of applications and are back to a normal processing time. Their press release on the matter:
The Department has restored passport service to the standard six to eight week processing time for routine passport applications, and no more than three weeks for expedited service.
To date, we have issued over 16 million passports in fiscal year 2007, which ends on September 30, compared to 12.1 million issued in fiscal year 2006. Throughout the summer, dedicated Department staff in Washington and at the nation's 18 passport agencies have worked tirelessly to eliminate the delays in processing that had developed earlier in the year.
The Department plans to expand passport facilities and continue to hire more passport specialists in order to increase production capacity and meet rising passport demand expected in coming years, as passport requirements are extended to land and sea borders. By January 2008, we will have hired hundreds of new employees, and production capacity at the National Passport Center in New Hampshire, the largest passport facility, will have doubled. Longer-term expansion plans include new passport facilities strategically located to enhance customer service around the country.
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Released on September 7, 2007
MaineWriter:
And now the daily northern New England weather report...
31 degrees and blue skies today. It looks chilly out there!
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MaineWriter:
I see David is viewing this topic...I'll let him do the top ten list today!
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MaineWriter:
I use my passport every time I travel. It is easier to get out of my wallet than my license and I think it is easier to read. My license has little tiny printing.
They both have lousy pictures, though!
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MaineWriter:
And this pointless post brings me to 9200!
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