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  • U.S. Announces Online Application For Passport Cards

    11 February 2012 U.S. Announces Online Application For Passport Cards

    As of 2012, reports have found over 110 million of United States citizens possess a passport.  This is one-third of the total US population and a record number for the world giant.  Due to further attempts to make travel as safe as possible, this record indicates passports are being viewed by many now as a necessity for travel. The US Department of State continues to help passport holders ability to travel and has announced a pilot program of an online application for passport cards.  It will be valid for 10 years.  This card can be used to travel from the US ...

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  • Traveler Successfully Uses iPad Instead Of Actual Passport

    10 January 2012 Traveler Successfully Uses iPad Instead Of Actual Passport

    MSNBC recently reported a man successfully uses his iPad to cross the border into the United States.  Canadian traveler Martin Reisch was thirty minutes to border crossing, realizing he had left his actual passport at home.  He decided to make an attempt of displaying to the U.S. Border officer a scanned copy of his passport from his iPad.  "I thought I'd at least give it a try," Reisch said. "He took the iPad into the little border hut. He was in there a good five, six minutes. It seemed like an eternity. When he came back he took a good ...

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  • ISO9001 Certified Visa Services

    28 March 2011 ISO9001 Certified Visa Services

    ISO 9001 certified? Many companies may know what this means. In business, it is an international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is a certification acquired based upon a company's Quality Management System (QMS). This means that a company claiming to have a QMS meeting the requirements of ISO 9001, has been assessed and determined to have the ability to effectively provide consistent service within their area of business. ISO requirements cover topics such as: Quality Management System continuous improvement Management commitment to quality Resource adequacy Employee competence Process Management, such as administrative processes Business Planning Product or Service ...

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  • Document Legalization is a Four Step Process

    11 August 2010 Document Legalization is a Four Step Process

    Document Legalization refers to the four-step process in which documents are certified as authentic/genuine prior to being used in countries that are not signatory to the 1961 Hague Convention (Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents). These steps are mandatory for having the document recognized as legally binding and bona fide by foreign governments, agencies and corporations. The four steps are as follows: 1st step: the document must be notarized by a notary public 2nd step: the document must be certified by the Secretary of State that the document was notarized in 3rd step: the document must be authenticated by the ...

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