Holidays: Today, I picked up my passport, as my previous one was damaged...

By Anonymous - 07/05/2009 04:29 - Korea Republic of

Today, I picked up my passport, as my previous one was damaged in a car crash. As the teller warned me that a pattern of damaged passports would result in longer processing periods, she spilled her coffee - all over my new passport. I'm supposed to go overseas in a month. FML

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By Clauric - 24/03/2010 12:11 - Ireland

Today, the passport office informed me I won't get my passport in time to go on holidays. However, they took the money for the passport out of my account 2 months ago, causing me to go overdrawn, and not pay my travel insurance. The same insurance I needed to get the cost of the holiday back. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/10/2019 06:00 - Australia

Today, after cancelling work, arguing with my family, scrambling to pack my bags, speeding to the airport and filling in immigration forms to fly out to have a much needed holiday, I wasn't allowed to check in. My passport has less than 6 months away from expiration on it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently. FML

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By Catpiss - 03/01/2018 16:30 - United States - San Bernardino

Today, I finished filling the pages in my passport. Also today, my mom's cat urinated on my backpack, soaking my passport with rancid pee. I have visas that last 10 years and can't be moved to a new passport, so I have to keep this nostril-burning booklet. FML

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By ontherun2012 - 14/02/2012 04:22 - United States

Today, I finally received my passport. Too bad my flight to Italy left last week. FML

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By anonymous - 18/03/2011 07:35

Today, I went to the airport to start the amazing 3 week vacation in Costa Rica that I've been saving for and planning for more than a year. They wouldn't let me on the plane because my passport expires in less than 6 months. FML

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Red tape

By Anonymous - 04/04/2012 07:51 - Australia - Perth

Today, I had to call the Australian Passport office to track my passport. Turns out they lost it in the mail. A week ago, I got my dream job as a flight attendant. Without a passport they won't accept me. I lost my dream job before I even started it. FML

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By Ditzyfitzy - 09/01/2019 14:00

Today, after spending 2 years saving for my flights, I was denied boarding due to issues with my passport. I heading straight to the embassy only to be told a replacement will take 8 days. The airline will only hold my place for 7. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/07/2016 23:22

Today, after months of planning and saving for our honeymoon in Italy, my wife and I were turned away at the airport because my passport only has a month until it expires, even though it's only a five-day trip. FML

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Stuck here

By Anonymous - 19/03/2011 12:13 - United States

Today, my purse was stolen. Too bad it had all of my money and my passport. My flight is tomorrow, and the embassy is closed until Monday. Guess who gets to stay in a foreign country with no money and no identification for the next three days. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/08/2009 04:02 - United States

Today, my family and I were coming back from a trip to the US. As we reached the border patrol we realized that we were one passport short. The border patrol lectured us for 30 minutes about how irresponsible we were for not realizing that they had forgotten to give us one of our passports back. FML

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1Tsk 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 12:06

did you, or did you not, slap her in the face?

plethora 3

Thursday 7 May 2009 12:07

Stupid woman. Can you get her to explain that it's her fault and waive the waiting period?

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rukusrazor 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 16:07

#18: "Curb Stomp" always makes me think of "American History X" and in so: *shudder* Well, you CAN get a passport process expedited by paying an extra fee. You'd have it in 2 weeks. They should cover this extra cost since this was mos def. their fault. Not a FML, but an inconvenience.

lolsan 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 16:13

Heyyy so everyone knows, passports now have microchips in them. The coffee could have damaged that as well as the paper. And people are very fussy about passports. If anything is the slightest bit wrong you get questioned and/or rejected.

cdj 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 16:52

Not to mention, we don't know how much coffee she spilled. If she spilled a drop, it doesn't sound like a big deal, but if she spilled her whole cup on it, I could definitely see how it could ruin the passport. My cousin actually had his passport ruined because it was spilled on and if the OP is going to somewhere like the US, they could have a problem. Countries like the US are very picky about passports and very strict about getting in, unless you are a US citizen.

alexgisforme3 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 17:02

oh hey im back LOL thats stupid haha but did the coffee like ruin it? i thought you could wash it or something. but id be really pissed at that chick lol its like dont ******* spill your coffee on peoples new passports bitch!!! lol

LeftHanded_fml 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 17:08

Haha #1 made me lol. But yeah, that sucks.

AK 2

Thursday 7 May 2009 17:13

Her fault. Make her put you at the top of the queue.

amykillswitch 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 17:36

cut her head off and take it to her manager. demand a new one asap.

mattmag 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:25

Demand that the passport office give you one with rush-processing. They can get it done in a day.

WildClown 0

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:37

I hope you bitch slapped that woman.

MonkeySpeaks 4

Thursday 7 May 2009 18:38

If you have to go over seas in a month why dont you just go to a private expiditing service. Although I have to tell you, I think this is a fake. My boyfriend's family has their own expiditing service and i've NEVER EVER heard of some bogus line like "a damaged passport..." They just reissue you one. If anything that is what takes a while. but again, you can go througha service that can get you your docs within 2 wks, 1 wk, 3 days, 24hr.