Articles tagged “passports”

Yet another reason to envy the Norwegians.

Using mobile apps to speed the customs process at the airport is a logical step. Anything that can speed the customs process while maintaining security has got to be a good thing.

There’s no reason for an American not to own a passport, and definitely no excuse not to travel overseas if destinations as far a Guam can be visited without one.

One more rather odd, admittedly, step towards streamlined travel.

Buying citizenship is a scheme that could lead to security lapses and corruption. Some of these small and gorgeous Caribbean islands are desperate to encourage development, and these fast-track citizenship-purchase programs are a testament to their economic woes.

According to those wishing to emigrate, China's a great place to make money, just not great enough for them to live. Though in fairness, lots of rich class in other countries do the same, just that the volume of Chinese makes them more noticeable.

The EU is working to ease fee requirements for several former Soviet countries in an effort to create both a more unified space and better long-term relations between the two very different regions.

Ease of travel is just one of the changes brought about by India’s new 77 passport offices, and with 350+ more passport offices in planning, it seems India is seeing the potential in letting people move about freely.