The process of establishing the identity of passport applicants needs to be strengthened by introducing a requirement for some applicants to attend a passport office in person.
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With the enhancements to the security of the passport document itself that biometric technology will bring, it is time to make equivalent enhancements to the process of establishing identity before issuing passports.
The ability to send applications by post allows fraudsters to apply in false or stolen identities without fear of arrest and to make multiple applications in the hope of getting one through. It allows the possibility of passports being applied for with the photographs of people who are outside the U.K. and seeking to enter illegally.
I have a British passport, but the rest of my family have Indian passports, and I am Indian.
I have a British and an American passport.
I am a passport-carrying citizen of the E.U.
A lot of Americans don't have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they don't want to travel.
An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.
You can have Irish identity in the north and also have your Irish passport.
Once you join the queue for the immigration line, pay attention to what the expeditor tells you. Have your papers ready. Don't have your cell phone out. Take off your hat. Open your passport to the page with your photo and present it to the immigration officer already open.
Requiring valid, photographic identification is a common sense step to ensure voter integrity and sound elections.
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