In December when Gary was home for the holidays, we started the process of renewing his "nearly expired" passport. Glenn & Gary checked with the embassy and were told just come on down and fill out the paperwork. We had already gotten Gary's passport picture taken at Walgreens earlier. So we were ready to go, so we thought....Gary and Glenn learned they needed an appointment and the first appointment wasn't available until mid January (long after Gary would be back at JBU). So some phone calls were made and we got an appointment for December 29. Perfect. It just takes 5 - 8 working days to process it. One week later we journeyed down to the embassy to get his new passport, only to find out there was a flaw in the printing and the embassy would need to re-apply for another one.
My, my, my. Gary was flying back to the states the next day. This time he was issued a new passport (only good for a year) that same day. However, he didn't have another set of photos, so Glenn and Gary walked outside the building, around the corner to a small photo shop and got his "mug" shot. In total, Gary and Glenn made 5 trips downtown to get Gary's passport. I'm glad that ordeal is over with...until next year.
My, my, my. Gary was flying back to the states the next day. This time he was issued a new passport (only good for a year) that same day. However, he didn't have another set of photos, so Glenn and Gary walked outside the building, around the corner to a small photo shop and got his "mug" shot. In total, Gary and Glenn made 5 trips downtown to get Gary's passport. I'm glad that ordeal is over with...until next year.Judy
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