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A six-year-old girl's UK passport was denied, a refusal which led her mother to feel “devastated”. The reason behind the crushing blow: her daughter has a Game of Thrones-inspired name. Lucy, 39, from Swindon, recalled the mix-up to the BBC after the Passport office rejected the application for daughter, Khaleesi. For those of you who need a refresher, Khaleesi is a Dothraki title which refers to Queen Daenerys I Targaryen, Princess of Dragonstone, Queen of Meereen, Mother of Dragons (we’ll stop there) in the hit HBO series. Lucy claimed officials said they couldn't process the request until W...
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Singapore has been recrowned as the country with the world’s most powerful passport in 2024. Its nationals are now able to visit a record 195 countries visa-free, making them the world’s most privileged travellers according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The city-state moves ahead of a pack of countries that were sharing the top spot at the start of the year; France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain have all dropped to second place, each with access to 192 countries sans visa. “The general trend over the past two decades has been towards greater travel freedom, with the global average nu...
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Planning a last minute holiday? Be sure to check the expiry date on your passport. While many Brits have been stung by post-Brexit validity rules in recent years, Germany is plagued by lengthy passport application wait times this summer. Many German holidaymakers have been caught off guard by the delays at the Federal Printing Office, which have seen passport processing times shoot up from two weeks to eight. For those with flights to catch, this means shelling out extra for an express application - and potentially losing their initial fee, as orders can’t be cancelled - or applying for a temp...
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EU travel rules are being introduced that will mean passengers from outside the bloc have to pass through a new automated system. Known as the Entry/Exit System or EES, it will replace the stamping of passports for non-EU travellers who don’t require a visa. These checks will use biometric data including fingerprints, facial scans and passport information, which will be taken the first time you enter an EU country after the system is introduced. After numerous setbacks, it is due to be introduced in autumn this year. But airlines have warned that the launch is likely to have a major impact on ...
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Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - It's just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D. Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of the first Americans to apply for a gender-neutral passport. "Even with my family, they still don't get it," said Ojeda, a 34-year-old activist who goes by D. and uses the pronouns "they, them." "So at least I have the government to say who I am as a person." The option to receive a passport with an "X" gender designation, which was made available Monday by US President Joe Biden's administration, was hailed as a blessing ...
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New York (AFP) - As the United States' vaccination campaign accelerates, so-called vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system that complicates the centralization of data. Asher Weintraub, 17, was happy to show off the new digital New York state "pass" that he downloaded to his smartphone, which, via a QR code, certified that he was vaccinated against Covid. "I think it is a good thing, you don't have to like provide all (sorts of) forms and documents each time," he said, displaying his code at the entrance to one of the first indoor c...
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Miami (AFP) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday banned the use of "vaccine passports" in the southeastern US state, citing "individual freedom." The Republican governor's executive order prohibits government offices from issuing any "standardized documentation" certifying that an individual has been immunized against Covid-19. It also prohibits private companies in Florida from requiring any type of document from their customers certifying their vaccination, or immunity after they have recovered from the coronavirus. The order by DeSantis, an ardent supporter of former president Donald...
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