I am angry: I am not a VIP.

@marguicha (230334)
Chile
June 25, 2019 3:16pm CST
I went for my passport today. I had called so that I was going to have the appointment at a certain hour. But at the door, there was a thug who asked me what did I want and did I have a number. Yes, I said. So he clicked my ID numbers (maybe I´m too stupid) and told me to wait. He gave me a certain number and I found out that they were attending someone with a bigger number. As I asked loudly why was it, another woman came with my same problem. I wondered later on if the man was expecting a tip. Finally I was called. And discovered that a normal passport (32 pages) was 50 cents cheaper than the 64 pages passport that is used by people who travel a lot (and have lots of money, I suppose). So I bought the big one, even if I have to give it tp Sofía to draw when it expires. Passports for middle class families who take their children abroad once in their lives should cost less than passports for tycoons How is it in your country?
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Pretty sure they are all the same here and they are kind of expensive in my opinion.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Jun 19
It is VERY expensive here. But I can go with just my ID to most of South America.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Jun 19
@Bensen32 It is around that here too. But here that amount of money means more as most people earn less.
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@Bensen32 (28658)
• United States
25 Jun 19
@marguicha Yea, it's $145 here.
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@NJChicaa (127118)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Everyone gets the same passport here. Some people can pay a fee and go through a background check to make the immigration process faster upon return to the US. We all have the same passport though.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Jun 19
The US has always given me the visa in seconds. It seems the I am a better person for US immigration than for my people.
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@NJChicaa (127118)
• United States
25 Jun 19
@marguicha no it is just the lines. They get to skip the long lines if they have Global Entry
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Jun 19
@NJChicaa Years ago, when I went to the US consulate for my visa, there were lots of people waiting for their turn. There I was a VIP They did not keep me waiting and I got all my papers in a jiffy. I never knew why.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
25 Jun 19
It has been awhile since I bought passports for my sons. If I remember correctly, the cost was the same for when they were little (5 year passports) and older (10 year passports). They are expensive.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Jun 19
There are no 10 year passports now in Chile.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 19
It's just one price here.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Jun 19
I would never fill 32 pages. Not in only 5 years
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
25 Jun 19
This seems unfair, that wealthy tycoons get a financial break. It probably happens in the other countries, too.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Jun 19
Of course they do. Have you ever heard of any well to do boy being a marine?
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Jun 19
@marguicha My grandson had to join the army, to get a good job.
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jun 19
I have no idea but that sounds crazy.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Jun 19
I agree.
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
25 Jun 19
Not sure but someone here saying it is just about the same all over.Things have change
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Jun 19
I am not that sure.
@rakski (156260)
• Philippines
26 Jun 19
it is the same here, minors have short term validity of passports than adult
@JudyEv (381829)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jun 19
I've never heard of having different passports here but perhaps we do.
@Starkinds (32737)
• India
26 Jun 19
I have no passport now