How to Be Jason Bourne: Multiple Passports, Swiss Banking, and Crossing Bor... Is it possible to become invisible without breaking the law? (Photo: gravitywave) Sitting on a plush couch in the neon-infused nightclub, I asked again: “What’s it about?” Neil Strauss glanced around and looked nervous, which I found strange. After all, we’d known each other for close to two years now.
“C’mon, dude, give me a break. “Guilt. “I can’t let the meme out early” he said, “I trust you—I’m just paranoid,” he offered to no one in particular as he downed another RedBull. “What, are you writing about the 5 Flags or something?” “What do you know about the 5 Flags?” I was in. The 5 Flags Neil’s new book, Emergency, teaches you how to become Jason Bourne. Multiple passports, moving assets, lock-picking, escape and evasion, foraging, even how to cross borders without detection (one preferred location: McAllen, Texas, page 390)–it’s a veritable encyclopedia of for those who want to disappear or become lawsuit-proof global citizens… I’ll get stopped at the airport in a lock-down; Neil won’t. Countries. Country Information. Travel Visa Service. How To Get A Visa: A Beginner's Guide To Travel Documents. They're complicated, and they change by the nation. Here are the basics of how to get a visa. What exactly is a visa? Essentially, a travel visa is a document that shows you’re allowed to enter a specific country, for a specific length of time, to do a specific thing such as tour or study or work.
Unless they submit a waiver, our government requires visitors from other countries to get a visa before visiting the U.S. With regards to American tourists, some countries require visas, some do not, and some base the need for a visa on your length of stay. Do I need one? First, visit the “Americans Traveling Abroad” page of the U.S. Almost without question, countries in the Schengen Area -- a coalition of 26 mostly European countries as far north as Norway and as far south as Greece -- allow tourists to visit for up to 90 days without a visa.
Lots of non-European destinations (China, Brazil, and Vietnam, for example) require a visa no matter how long you’re staying. What's my first move? How to Get a Duplicate U.S. Passport. This post is relevant for readers with U.S. passports who travel frequently. If you don’t fit in that group, feel free to skip this one – or just read it for the entertainment value. I’ve mentioned a few times that I have two U.S. passports, and each time at least one person asks me how that works. Well, I’ll you exactly how I got the second passport, and what you need to do if this would help you as well. First, the need for a second passport. Why bother? U.S. passports are good for a number of reasons: notably, they are valid for 10 years, and when you fill up the pages with lots of stamps and visas, the State Department in Washington, D.C. or any embassy abroad will issue more pages at no charge. I’ve had three passport page extensions so far, and without that option I would have needed at least four passports by this point.
As good as a U.S. passport can be, there are still two problems with having only one passport of any kind. Why did you go to Pakistan? How many days were you there? Duplicate Passport Requirements Instructions Application. Applicant must submit one completed passport application form (DS-82) by following the link below. The US State Dept web site "wizard" will walk you through the application. After completing passport application online, print by pressing "Create Form" button.
Single-sided printing only. DO NOT forget to sign and date the completed application in blue or black ink after printing. Note: While completing the application, the wizard will prompt you to select fees, shipping and processing options. Select any options to complete form. > Click here to complete the passport application Note: Having trouble with the US State Department online passport application site? Frequently Asked Questions. Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID) has been used successfully along our land borders with Canada and Mexico since 1995 in the Department of Homeland Security's trusted traveler programs, such as NEXUS, SENTRI and FAST.
U.S. border officials are able to expedite legitimate cross-border travel and trade of those trusted travelers who carry membership cards with vicinity read RFID chips that link to government databases. Membership in these programs currently exceeds 400,000. RFID technology has been commercially available in one form or another since the 1970s. It can be found in car keys, highway toll tags, bank cards and security access cards. The RFID technology embedded in documents will not include any personally identifying information; only a unique number that can be associated with a record stored in a secure government database will be transmitted.