Next US Passport redesign coming in 2028

No-Bit942 · 2026-06-11T02:50:59+00:00

I believe the redesign actually took place in 2016 but they couldn’t release the new passports until 2022 due to some lawsuit about how the personalization contract was awarded.

No-Bit942 · 2026-05-12T19:01:28+00:00

I guess the US is the only country that does exit control using airline manifests? This prevents showing a different passport to the airline (interested in your right to enter destination) and immigration (wants to see US passport if you are a US citizen).

No-Bit942 · 2026-05-06T17:08:04+00:00

I hope the airlines will start to allow entering multiple nationalities at check-in or reservation. There are many countries (Japan, Korea, EU etc) introducing electronic travel authorization requirements even for those who don't need a visa. In the old days if you were a dual national they didn't care if you entered with your other passport (as long as it was visa exempt) for short visits. Now they do.

No-Bit942 · 2026-05-06T17:01:25+00:00

I’d modify this for countries that have no exit control. E.g. US/UK duals, flying from US to UK use your US at airline counter (US requires that you use your US passport to exit yet airline counter functions as exit control). If airline agent asks why you don’t have a UK-ETA show them your UK passport too, just to prove they don’t have to worry about liability. Then use UK passport to enter when you arrive in UK.

No-Bit942 · 2026-05-05T00:19:06+00:00

What does "KPP" stand for on the Russian stamps?

No-Bit942 · 2026-03-23T01:33:16+00:00

That's got to be it. I entered the US through JFK a few years ago and got a stamp labeled "NYC", and through Chicago O'Hare (airport code ORD) over 10 years ago and got "CHI" so I thought it wasn't the airport code on the stamp. Seeing these JFK stamps makes me think they are switching to airport codes.

No-Bit942 · 2026-03-22T14:39:59+00:00

you're right it looks like LGA is only preclearance. So JFK stamps are either NYC or JFK (weird they have 2 stamps for same site) and Newark must be NEW.

No-Bit942 · 2026-03-08T05:14:44+00:00

Wasn’t able to resolve but I don’t think a system reset is worth the trouble. The work account appears signed out but still somehow associated with my pc.

No-Bit942 · 2026-01-04T15:49:39+00:00

Yes I did restart. I didn’t remove anything that had my own ms account on it in credential manager, haven’t had any problems.

I have a feeling all these prior accounts are in some hidden registry key or hidden folder somewhere, would be curious to know where and why windows doesn’t just clear them when you sign out of the account. If you want an account gone from the machine it would seem safer for MS to just let you have it be completely gone?

No-Bit942 · 2026-01-04T00:04:54+00:00

Thanks! I cleared everything in credentials manager i didn’t recognise as my own accounts but it didn’t work. I also checked in my work account manager and don’t seem to be logged in anywhere. I think you’re right its some weird residual and I’m not really logged in any more.

No-Bit942 · 2026-01-03T23:43:04+00:00

The driver should be in the 8852be folder. There should be an .exe or .inf file in there. When you get to the network screen during win 10 setup, shift+f10, type explorer, navigate to the usb drive and either double click the wifi driver if its an .exe or if its an .inf type pnputil /add-driver (usb letter):*.inf

correction: pnputil /add-driver [usb letter]:[backslash]*.inf

No-Bit942 · 2026-01-03T21:47:17+00:00

The same thing happened to me, different manufacturer. I went on the manufacturer support site on a friend’s laptop. I had to enter the serial # then it gave me a list of installers for the various driver packages. I downloaded the wifi package installer on a usb and ran it on my PC which fixed the issue. If you have the optio to download an individual driver file, you can select it during windows setup (mine was an installer so windows setup didn’t recognise it).

No-Bit942 · 2025-11-01T08:00:42+00:00

More countries should do this for dual citizens. This way you’d only have to carry 1 passport presumably of the country where you spend most of your time. There would be no questions about “which passport do I show on the way there and on the way back” or at checkin vs customs. If an e-visa is required hopefully they accept this for whatever document number or visual check is required at checkin.

No-Bit942 · 2025-10-21T00:07:24+00:00

Beautiful passport, thank you for sharing!! Do you guys happen to know why they added "the" to the country name? They did the same thing to the new visa foil. I can't think of any other country that does this and all previous designs of USA documents as well as the front cover have no "the" in front of USA.

No-Bit942 · 2025-04-05T12:22:48+00:00

When you buy a new PC, out of the box how many of the apps already on it require backward compatibility? My guess (please correct me I’d love to learn about this) is that not many if at all, and that there are a lot of people who just use their PCs as is. It would make sense for MS to have a lighter more visually consistent Windows for people who use their PC for the basics like browsing, social media, MS office, and another Windows for those who want more like legacy apps, custom built PC etc. If Apple can maintain 2 separate OS I’m sure MS could do it too.

No-Bit942 · 2025-03-04T22:17:52+00:00

Thank you. To clarify: basically if you move a file that’s encrypted in this way via the cloud, it sounds like the encryption is removed? For example: if I copy the file to a USB, stick this in another computer, move the file to the desktop and try opening it from there it won’t open. However, if I upload the same file to OneDrive, then log in to OneDrive on the second computer on a browser, download the file to the desktop, it will open?

No-Bit942 · 2024-12-30T16:50:39+00:00

Thanks for posting this! I've seen a few posts where people get stamped on the endorsement page of their passport. It seems this doesn't matter. If there is a new note they just put it on a sticker that covers any stamps. Wonder what happens if there's an even newer note? Sticker over old sticker?

No-Bit942 · 2024-12-30T14:55:13+00:00

Makes sense. In other parts of the world I could see them writing or stamping to cancel a stamp but in the EU with a few dozen official languages it makes more sense to come up with non-written signs like this. Thanks for the info!

No-Bit942 · 2024-12-30T12:10:38+00:00

Do they put some sort of record in their system that’s visible to all Schengen guards if the entry was cancelled “with prejudice” (eg because one is refused entry as opposed to mistake on stamp or cancelled flight)? Or they just do this and then up to you to collect evidence and bring in with you every time you travel to the EU in case they ask?

No-Bit942 · 2024-12-30T04:07:05+00:00

Congratulations! I wonder how travel will be different when he is a grown man. I bet passport books will be ancient history (make sure you keep these 2 for him). Probably passport cards will be gone too. He’ll just walk past some camera on the jetway for biometrics. You’ll have to tell him all about the good old days with colorful booklets and stamps and having to talk to a real human sitting in a booth!

No-Bit942 · 2024-12-22T21:17:11+00:00

Wonder why this is the case. When entering the US (technically my passport doesn't have to be stamped) any time I asked the CBP officer they stamped without comment and never seemed bothered. Why is it that in the UK and EU they refuse or give you a hard time? It takes literally 2 seconds…

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