Comments on: Why don’t Passport centers take Passport photos? http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/04/07/why-dont-passport-centers-take-passport-photos/ Startups, Search & Seattle Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shelly Lennon http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/04/07/why-dont-passport-centers-take-passport-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-4833 Shelly Lennon Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:29:42 +0000 http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/04/07/why-dont-passport-centers-take-passport-photos/#comment-4833 friend of mine discovered this handy web site for making passport photos online: ePassportPhoto.com - check it out! friend of mine discovered this handy web site for making passport photos online: ePassportPhoto.com – check it out!

]]> By: Sumit http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/04/07/why-dont-passport-centers-take-passport-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-4817 Sumit Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:04:48 +0000 http://www.naffziger.net/blog/2008/04/07/why-dont-passport-centers-take-passport-photos/#comment-4817 Upon returning to SFO's Int'l terminal from LHR last Fri, I saw a strange symbol on the sign that said "US Citizens" which looked somewhat like a cassette tape. i then noticed the same symbol on my (relatively new) passport. i asked the customs agent what the symbol was all about and she explained to me it was an electronic chip containing all my info. i was super excited about this at first, until i asked "so how does this benefit me? faster processing? easier replacement? something else??" answer: "well, actually, there's no benefit to you." awesome. thanks US Customs. for nothing. Upon returning to SFO’s Int’l terminal from LHR last Fri, I saw a strange symbol on the sign that said “US Citizens” which looked somewhat like a cassette tape. i then noticed the same symbol on my (relatively new) passport.

i asked the customs agent what the symbol was all about and she explained to me it was an electronic chip containing all my info. i was super excited about this at first, until i asked “so how does this benefit me? faster processing? easier replacement? something else??”

answer: “well, actually, there’s no benefit to you.”

awesome. thanks US Customs. for nothing.

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