I traveled 17 hours to Indonesia, but was immediately sent home because I'd made a simple mistake with my passport

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Claire stands on top of a mountain, with rolling, greenery-covered hills in the background.
I traveled to Indonesia and had to fly back home because of a passport mistake I won't make again.

Claire Gallam Volkman

The new passport gold rush: Wealthy Americans flock to Latin America and Asia for citizenship

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View of the city of Santiago and the Andes Mountains, taken from the Metropolitan Park on July 2, 2024.
Latin America is emerging as a key destination for wealthy Americans seeking second passports.

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I always thought I was a first-generation American. At 58, I learned I've been a German citizen my whole life.

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Christina Daves in her graduation gow,n standing between her German father and mother
The author (middle) didn't know that her German father (left) became an American citizen after she was born.

Courtesy of Christina Daves

I traveled 33 hours to Vietnam but was denied entry because of a common travel mistake I'll never make again

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The back of a blond woman wearing a backpack while carrying a plane ticket and passport in an airport in Thailand.
The author, not pictured, made a travel mistake that almost derailed her travel plans.

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Russia is seizing thousands of passports from people who might flee the war in Ukraine or run off with secrets

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A man in a black coat holds a Russian passport
A Russian man waits in a queue to have his passport checked at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti, Finland, on September 25, 2022.

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Russia is only giving Ukrainians certain medicines unless they get Russian citizenship, Yale report says

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Soldiers cover their ears after the firing of an air cannon as Ukrainian artillery division supports soldiers in a counteroffensive on the Zaporizhzhya frontline with M777 in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, on July 16, 2023.
Soldiers cover their ears after the firing of an air cannon as Ukrainian artillery division supports soldiers in a counteroffensive on the Zaporizhzhya frontline with M777 in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, on July 16, 2023.

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How long does it take to get a passport? Longer than you think with new delays. Here's what you should know to get yours faster.

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stack of US passports
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is receiving around 500,000 passport applications a week.

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Interest in 2nd passports among the uber-wealthy is at 'an all-time high' amid mounting political uncertainty, an investor network boss said

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Close-Up Midsection Of Woman Holding Passport
Rich investors increasingly want to get second passports, Bloomberg reported.

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US passport applications are backlogged again — with wait times as high as 11 weeks — just in time for Spring break

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A traveler carries his passport and declaration as he goes through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A traveler carries his passport and declaration as he goes through U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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