#passport renewal system

[nationallawreview]

Are You Eligible for Passport Renewal Online?

In good news, the State Department has announced the roll-out of its new online passport renewal system. Eligible individuals can renew their 10-year passports online without having to mail in any documentation. Be sure to plan ahead if you are using the online service because only routine service is available – no expedited processing. Although applicants will not be required to turn in their…

[what-even-is-sleep]

Can’t wait for my drivers license to arrive so I can be driving legally again for the first time in 1.5 years!

[fagsex]

everyoje in my class trashing this city thats oncthe outskirts of paris and ive been like uhhh why and i found out why today 😁 theyre extremely impoverished and looks 'ugly' put next to ☆paris☆ and makes it look bad lollll lets kill yourselves

[jtownraindancer]

so this started as kind of a joke but the more research i do the more i actually think this might be a real thing that is going to happen

someone stop me i keep finding cute apartments in philly

[follow-up-news]

Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year. It is not available for the renewal of children’s passports, for first-time passport applicants for renewal applicants who live outside the United States or for expedited applications. “By offering this online alternative to the traditional paper application process, the Department is embracing digital transformation to offer the most efficient and convenient passport renewal experience possible,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. The department said it estimated that about 5 million Americans would be able to use this service a year. In 2023, it processed 24 million passports, about 40% of which were renewals. After staffing shortages caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lengthy passport processing delays, the department ramped up hiring and introduced other technological improvements that have reduced wait times by about one-third over last year. It says most applications are now completed in far less than the advertised six weeks to eight weeks and the online renewal system is expected to further reduce that.

[stormdragon23]

Choi Jong-In's Age

Because I don't care what the game says

So based on this one line, there are multiple scenarios (This is based on South Korea's passport system):

If Jong-In got his passport at 18, based on the validity period of 10 years, he could be 28 (This is the youngest age he could technically be) 38 is not an option here-

If he got his passport at 14, meaning the validity period would be 5 years for people under 18, and then renewed his passport at 19, he could be 29 when renewing it again after 10 years

If he got his passport at 17, with the same validity period of 5 years, and renewed it 22, he could now be 32

Therefore, the maximum age and the age I will consider canon for me will be 32.

[lifesteal-headcanons]

The SMP Multiverse exists, but it’s not as complicated as people think:

Most of the time, traveling through “worlds” is like traveling through realms, but with an extra step. You have to go through the “hub” to access most servers, as well as showing identification and an invitation if it’s a whitelist server. People who commonly visit other servers have passports that they have to get renewed every 5 years.

Some worlds are just connected as is. Lifesteal borders Kaboodle SMP as well as Friend or Foe & Naked and Afraid, making easy access for members such as Clown, Zam, Jaron and Ash. The members often get confused with the different lives systems, resulting in some not well thought out deaths.

If a member loses all their lives in one world, they’re teleported back to the hub and can no longer access that world. They can still access other worlds, and this is where we see “SMP Hoppers” come into play. If all lives are lost on all servers then the player is permanently dead, so many people join 5-10 servers thinking it will make them invincible, and if not, stave off permanent death for at least a few hundred years.

-🧷 anon

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[blue-disco-lights]

🌟 Weekly Tag Wednesday 🌟

This one was fun and illuminating! Thank you for the tag @jrooc @deedala @transmurderbug @mybrainismelted @creepkinginc

@energievie @lingy910y @burninface 🌸🌸🌸

Name: Julia

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (or you): Just up north a few hundred miles from San Diego, CA actually 

Ok, so this week we are going to snoop into your google search. Type in each phrase and tell us what the first suggestion is that google gives you!

What is the best way to…. study. Unless you count the 4.5 minutes of Duolingo i do every day, I dont know what you’re talking about Google. I still sometimes have nightmares about not studying for my college philosophy finals though.

Where can I…. watch Oppenheimer. I'd actually watch it again!

How old is…. San Francisco  (247 yrs old) ((June 1776, and then there was that whole gold rush in 1849))

How long does it take… to get a passport. I just renewed mine last year and it was surprisingly fast. 

How many… ounces in a gallon. Metric system who?

Who set the record for…. the highest jump (@jrooc, same!) (it was Javier Sotomayor of Cuba btw)

When did…. Alcatraz close (March 21, 1963) 

What does it feel like to… get shot. Mickey-coded google search. 

Can you… drive to kalalau lookout. I WISH. I’ve never been to Kauai, but look at this place! https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g29218-d219643-Reviews-Kalalau_Lookout-Kauai_Hawaii.html

When you… wish upon a star lyrics. lol

Why do… whales breach. great question! 

Is there a way… to save karlach. I had to look this up and it’s Baldur’s Gate related and I've never played it or ever looked anything up about it.

How old do you have to be… to gamble. 21 in Vegas btw 

Where do the… Warriors play. HERE! 

What is the best time to… work out. ugh. i stopped caring a long time ago google, drop it! ��

And to finish us off…. What comes up when you type in Shameless? Gallagher house snow - which i did research for a Gallacraft once :)

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[nominalnebula]

if you don't have a second form of ID or if you need to get your passport renewed, do it now. you'll have to mail in the application if it's your first time but if you're renewing, if you fit the criteria, you can apply online. for renewal, it's about a 6 week turn around.

the book costs $130 but a passport card, which lets you travel to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and some Caribbean countries costs $30. If you're applying for the first time, there's an additional fee of $35.

[anexperimentallife]

Pain meds have kicked in, so I apologize if this ramblea.) Had a couple of people ask why we're not actively fundraising for my surgeries and the debt accrued because of our personal Series of Unfortunate Events* (especially now in the aftermath of an unprovoked attack that did irreparable damage to my eyes--the vitreous humor is separating, which they say cannot be fixed, and the pre-existing retina separation on my right eye is also inoperable) or for trying to move back to the US where I could use my medical benefits.

The short answer is that although of COURSE we appreciate the people who donate, there are so many folks in worse positions than us (in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo, etc., not to mention folks even in developed countries lile the US whoin danger of losing their homes and so on) that I cannot in all good conscience ASK for money.

So like, yes, I still need the throat(!), foot, and joint surgeries (among other things), and yes, we've had to go deeper in debt for disability aids and my replacement teeth (which I should have sometime next week!).

BUT... my heart is apparently getting better!

That was the thing we were most worried about (so worried we started to fundraise to move back to the US to use my medical benefits) so if those other things get put off for another couple of years, so be it. The eye doc says I'm eight years away from cataract surgery. We have enough to pay our bills and give ourselves the occasional treat while paying down debt, and that's going to have to be enough for now.

*If you're new here...

You may not know that @thesurestthing amd I are a disabled, neurodivergent US couple living in the Philippines, where an issue with our daughter's birth certificate left her stateless in the middle of COVID travel restrictions just as our visas were expiring, and kicked off an expensive two-year bureaucratic nightmare about the same time the company I was licensing game rights to for an old story declined to renew the contract--that, plus me getting COVID four times and suffering mega-complications that involved--among other things-- multiple hospitalizations, me being on an oxygen machine for a month, long covid that has deatroyed my immune system, a persistent two-year foot infection that required surgery and specialized antibiotics, plus there was our daughter's medically complicated birth requiring a c section, and a few other emergencies that put us into the hole we're currently clawing our way out of.

(As an aside, if you and your partner give birth in the Philippines, make DAMN sure you triple-check the birth certificate before accepting it--the bureaucracy here is so intense that making ANY corrections can take literally years; we have a friend who was born and raised here who cannot get a new passport because his birth certificate still lists his name as "Baby Boy," and he finally--in his forties--has almost given up trying to get it fixed.)

[jimmywilsonschutzpah]

Ok so let me get this straight. Dr James Evan Wilson, Oncologist extraordinaire and secret idiot, had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, issued by the state of Louisiana, from around 1991-95 to 2008.

Americans, help me out. This means that Jimmy-boy never renewed his passport in these 13-17 years, right? Mr Best-friends-with-local-curmudgeon-army-brat (who has lived all over the world) hasn’t left the US of A since maybe studying in Montréal or during med school (I’m assuming that if he crossed the border or renewed his passport that then the warrant would come up).

This also means that Wilson is such a good boy when driving that he’s never been stopped by a cop who decided to run his license through the system, right? And come to think of it, how was he even renewing his license?? Or wouldn’t the DMV look into warrants and such when renewing a driver’s license? (Is this the point where I should just stop thinking about this?)

Also, this man had been flying domestically and had unknowingly been playing Russian roulette with the TSA ever since the TSA was created??

I am amazed by the ramifications of this plot point. The man who went to study in Québec at 18 never left the country again after med school. Right. Continue being a secret weirdo, Wilson.

[tmae3114]

"too pale for the automated system" is objectively a pretty funny problem to have when trying to get your passport renewed tbh

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Hey folks! Thank you @wellbelesbian for the tag and to everyone who tagged me over the past week!

Tomorrow it will officially be a year since I posted the first chapter of my first fic, Accidents Happen. I’ve said this before but I cannot emphasise how terrified I was throughout posting (I hadn’t shared my story-writing since I was 15 and had some baggage). Now I have broken through that wall and I’m writing more than ever.

Thank you everyone who read that fic, from the bottom of my heart, and thank you everyone who welcomed me into the Simon Snow fandom. Your encouragement is why I’m still here, one year later, with a renewed love for writing and a little circle of treasured friends <3

Here’s a snippet from an upcoming chapter of For All Intents and Purposes. @erzbethluna and I are hoping to have chp 3 out soon!

This is not my first time at an American airport, but the experience is a little different when you’re doing it as the federal government intended. Last time, we’d walked straight past the fingerprint and facial recognition systems. This time, we’re travelling under our real names, with passports, and going through every check. Simon and I join the Normals in handing over our biometric data. “What next? Samples of our blood and saliva?” I grumble as I regard the machine. This whole thing makes me uncomfortable. Could these systems detect any oddity in me? Perhaps my low body temperature? Oh Crowley, will it even read my fingertips? “Baz,” Simon hisses from his machine. A security guard is regarding me, a short man with a severe brow that partners badly with his otherwise round and babyish face. Simon’s eyes stay locked on his screen, but there’s a fierceness in his stance. Drawing attention to us was precisely the opposite of what I had in mind. According to my research (films and television), you are, at any time, one badly-placed comment or unfortunate circumstance away from a nightmarish encounter with airport security. And Simon is a walking nightmare of a man, filled with the desire to hoard and brimming with fire that can be spat should I be even slightly inconvenienced. Two days ago a van ran a red light at a pedestrian crossing (one we were about to cross), resulting in Simon leaving a melted blotch in the road. Before anyone could pull out their phones, I cast we didn’t start the fire and dragged him away.

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[devilsupdates]

A potential Russian passport ban could affect #NJDevils  prospects and players.

The report first emerged via the Novaya Gazeta Europe which states, “The draft proposal would introduce the ban this year, Novaya Gazeta wrote, meaning Russians living abroad would have to return to the country to obtain or renew their passports.”

At this time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has denied the report. The rest of the report can be read here.

The Devils didn’t roster any Russian players this season, therefore, the main roster appears to be safe. However, in their system, there could certainly be lasting implications.

Currently, there are five players in the Devils’ prospect pool who hail from Russia.

Only one is overseas playing North American hockey, in the American Hockey League skating on the Utica Comets’ blue line.

Daniil Misyul — who crossed the pond from the KHL in May 2023 — made his AHL debut with the Comets in October. He’s established himself as a physical presence with the Comets and scored four goals and 14 points in 44 games this year.

Should the potential passport ban come to fruition, Misyul will need to return to Russia and renew his passport, which leaves the possibility he’ll need to take leave from the Devils organization.

The remaining four prospects are currently playing in Russia — all playing in the KHL — are defensemen Artyom Barabosha, Daniil Orlov, Yegor Zaitsev, and prized forward prospect Arseni Gritsyuk.

For the four aforementioned players, receiving new passports should be less or a hurdle while residing in their home country if they choose to cross the pond.

Gritsyuk is on the record stating that following the 2024-25 season, he aims to make the leap from the KHL to North America to play in the Devils’ organization.

He’ll need to ensure he has an up-to-date passport.

The potential passport ban will have the same effect on fellow NHL teams and their prospect pools alike. Philadelphia Flyers fans are certainly keeping a close eye on this situation after just signing goaltender Ivan Fedotov. All while they patiently wait for their highly skilled prospect, Matvei Michkov who is playing in the KHL.

It certainly adds an interesting wrinkle to Kevin Weekes’ report on Saturday that player agent Dan Milstein is holding a pre-NHL Draft showcase with several Russian clients/top prospects in the middle of June.

What do you all think

[mariacallous]

The presidential election called for January 2025 in Belarus will be the “reappointment of Lukashenko by Lukashenko himself,” exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said during a panel at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday. 

Aleksandr Lukashenko, who has led Belarus for the last 30 years, announced plans to seek a seventh presidential term back in February. Tsikhanouskaya ran against Lukashenko during the last presidential election in 2020, sparking the biggest anti-government protest movement in the country’s history. The government responded with a large-scale crackdown on dissent that forced tens of thousands of Belarusians to flee abroad, including Tsikhanouskaya herself.

Commenting on the upcoming vote in Belarus, Tsikhanouskaya underscored that this will only be an election in name. “We all understand that in dictatorships, this ‘event’ dictators are holding is a circus, it’s imitation, it’s ritual, but it has nothing in common with elections. In our case, it will be the reappointment of Lukashenko by Lukashenko himself,” she said. 

Of the six nominal opposition candidates registered ahead of the 2025 vote, two have already dropped out of the race and publicly endorsed Lukashenko. Commenting on the lack of genuine challengers on the ballot, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who moderated the panel in Halifax, said Lukashenko “learned his lesson” after allowing Tsikhanouskaya to run in 2020. 

Tsikhanouskaya also warned that the Belarusian authorities are trying “to destroy” any remnants of dissent inside the country ahead of the vote. “The repressions we’ve been going through for four years have intensified. We see how the KGB [the Belarusian security services] and the OMON [riot police] are already practicing how to suppress any uprising,” Tsikhanouskaya said, adding that Lukashenko’s recent threat to shut down the Internet in order to prevent protests is “a sign that he feels very fragile.”

“Lukashenko is still afraid because he sees that Belarusian people are not giving up,” Tsikhanouskaya said, pointing to the organizational efforts of those living in exile. “We restored our media, we restored our civil society [abroad], and we have many networks of volunteers inside the country who provide us with information. [There are] people inside Lukashenko’s system who are leaking insight for us, so he is afraid of being betrayed constantly.” 

At the same time, Tsikhanouskaya acknowledged that people inside Belarus are unlikely to protest the 2025 vote openly, given the regime’s preparedness to suppress dissent. “I don’t want people to sacrifice in vain,” she said.

These so-called elections will not change anything politically for the Belarusian people. Lukashenko will not become legitimate in the eyes of Belarusians and I see consensus among our democratic partners that they will not recognize him [as president], that they will not return to business as usual. But we have to create more pressure. 

Tsikhanouskaya expressed concerns that the plight of political prisoners and ongoing repression in Belarus have become normalized on the international stage. “We have to remind the world that these things are happening and that it’s not normal,” she said. 

Belarusian citizens living abroad are still under threat of transnational repressions, ranging from physical threats to problems renewing their documents, Tsikhanouskaya added. “We can’t renew our passports because embassies are blocked from doing their job. And very soon we will have at least half a million stateless [Belarusian] people,” she warned.

Asked her advice for voters inside Belarus, Tsikhanouskaya urged those who are forced to take part to vote “against all” (a ballot option Russian voters “haven’t had in years,” Kara-Murza pointed out). “The regime forcefully makes people go to the polling stations, so we’re asking people to [vote] against all candidates,” she explained. “If people want to boycott — boycott. Because nobody is going to count people, nobody is going to count votes, so it’s senseless.”

Tsikhanouskaya also urged democratic countries to back Lithuania’s recent request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed by Lukashenko’s government. “I’m really waiting for big, powerful countries to support small Lithuania in this case; to show that you’re not looking to see what Putin or other dictators will say,” she said. “Don’t let dictators feel impunity.”

[llatimeria]

I hope there's never a part of me that forgets that if I wasn't born lucky I'd be dead or homeless by now. there's no way I'd ever be able to exist independently in a society run like the one we're in.

like. in a perfect world, or even just a slightly better one, I'd manage. I'm able to feed and bathe myself, I can get my shit just together enough to pick up some pills every month. I'd find things to do, stuff to occupy my time, I'd go places, et cetera, whatever. but I don't think I'm ever going to be able to GET a job, let alone hold it down. especially not when I was even younger -- teenage me at literally any kind of job would just be asking for disaster.

Like, my ID has been expired for like, a year, because I didn't notice when it expired and by the time I realized it was too late for me to renew it online, so now I have to go through the whole thing of getting an ID again - a process that would be way easier if I knew where my passport and social security card were, which I don't. So I can't get a job until that's done.

I sometimes dissociate so much when I get behind the wheel of a vehicle that it's dangerous, so i have to wrangle another person into following my schedule or rely on public transit. But I can't walk very far, either, so I wouldn't be able to get a job unless I have my own private valet who will never have a scheduling conflict (because if i call out too much i could get fired) or it just so happens that the bus route has a stop directly outside of my house and directly in front of my workplace.

sometimes i can't get my shit together enough to pick up my pills in a timely manner so I go a few days without -- imagine if I needed something more serious than antidepressants! and God forbid I need different pills, because that'd mean i would have to set up a doctor's appointment, and get there, and actually receive a treatment that helped. if I got an antidepressant or other such med that made things even slightly worse there'd be no way for me to get my shit together enough to go to the doctor again to get a different medicine.

I'm scraping by on the skin of my teeth 24/7 WITH a support system and money, lmao. if it weren't for that heavensent jackpot lottery birth I had I'd probably just crumble to dust