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Even when they run at full capacity it takes about 30 to 90 days for the paperwork to process.

And then they'll stop letting anyone out even if they have one.

Best to work on your cardio now as well, if you've gotta trek to a destination it's best to have some endurance.

We've got big long borders and a lot of it is incredibly undeveloped.

or they force you to serve in the military first to earn a passport. kind of like earning your citizenship in starship troopers.

too old to serve?.....didnt ask....

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I renewed a year or two ago and it was no big deal (US passport but longtime Japan resident) and took like 3 weeks. I think part of it was by mail, even, though I can't recall for sure (I think I submitted in person and received by mail? Now that I live hours away from Tokyo, I certainly hope that's an option in 8ish years).

How many live paycheck to paycheck

I mean it's a very large country with many interesting places, diverse landscapes etc etc, I don't find it particularly strange to never have left. I wonder how many Europeans have never left Europe, though I guess the cultural differences between countries there is larger than between states in the US.

why would they, sure you could go visit europe, or india, and a lot of people do that.

America is a huge fucking country. If you want to have interesting travel, there are PLENTY of places you can go within america alone. It's just not really required. Sure if you want to experience other culture, and what not, you're going other places, nobody is going to stop you. But you can literally just drive across ALL of america, without a passport, it's so much easier. And again, there are tons of geographically unique places to visit, there is a substantially significant variety of culture within america itself.

It's just not really needed.

This ☝️. You don't even have to go to the store to get a passport picture taken if it's a renewal, take a pic of yourself using their guidelines. Tripod or have someone take it for you. Send that in. 2-3 weeks it's at your door.

A passport costs 165 dollaroos? Damn. And I thought the 70 Euro we have to pay was excessive.

A passport is one of the most important documents you can have. It has many uses, and is relatively easy to get… at least in my country where we have government efficiency with funding— so we get it in two weeks else it’s free.

Do you prioritize not having illegal status in another country over your own ability to stay alive and stay safe?

idk, maybe hold onto it and hopefully not use it (?)

wow, the comments went really somewhere.