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Posted 09/14/2018

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International Travel Made Easy with Rich Mandleur

Episode Summary

This week, Tommy Martin talks with Rich Mandleur, CEO at Passport Visas Express, about how the company helps international travelers, why passports should be renewed sooner than their expiration dates, and what visa and passport applications will look like in the future. Learn more at mammoth.vc.

Show Notes

Electronic visas are where most countries are going International travel is bouncing back. With borders reopening and restrictions gradually being lifted, people are once again taking to the skies and heading to their favorite destinations. While applying for a passport and visa can often be a daunting task, how can international travelers ensure they have the documentation they need to have a worry-free and enjoyable trip?

In this episode, Tommy talks with Rich Mandleur, CEO at Passport Visas Express, a company that specializes in helping applicants obtain and expedite passports and visas for international travel. At Passport Visas Express, Rich and his team work directly with the US Passport Agency as well as embassies and consulates to provide express passport and visa services.

Rich talks with Tommy about how Passport Visas Express helps international travelers, why passports should be renewed sooner than their expiration dates, and what future visa and passport applications will look like.


Key Takeaways

[00:46] - How Tommy came to know Rich Mandleur.
[03:37] - How Rich got into the travel business.
[09:55] - The story behind the name of Rich’s company.
[12:24] - The services Passport Visas Express offers.
[14:38] - Why passports expire sooner than their expiration dates.
[18:30] - How visa and passport applications will be handled in the future.
[22:43] - How Covid has changed the way passports and visas are processed.
[25:36] - The highs and lows of Rich's business.
[28:15] - How Passport Visas Express assists travelers with vaccination policies.
[31:25] - Rich's craziest hitchhiking story.

 
Quotes
 
[12:39] - "The passport is your identity and your citizenship. It's like your birth certificate. A visa is advanced approval to enter a foreign country." - Rich Mandleur
 
[15:48] - "Six months is really a great rule of thumb. You should consider your passport expired six months prior to its actual expiration date, and you should renew it because most countries will not allow you to enter with a passport that is expiring in less than six months."  - Rich Mandleur
 
[19:28] - "The electronic visa is where most countries are going. With COVID, I think that in large part, some of them are deciding to do this because they don't want hundreds of people queued up at the embassy or consulate applying for visas." - Rich Mandleur
 
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Disclosure

For over 25 years, Passport Visas Express (PassportVisasExpress.com) has been a privately owned passport and visa courier, serving customers nationwide through our offices. We are not a government agency and are not part of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Department of State, any U.S. passport agency, or any foreign embassy or consulate.

We are a courier company registered with the U.S. Department of State to deliver passport applications to passport agencies on our customers' behalf. You can confirm this on the State Department's list of registered courier companies, where we are listed as “Passport & Visa Express.”

You can apply for a U.S. passport yourself, without our service, through the U.S. Department of State at travel.state.gov, including expedited service for an additional government fee. Our fees are for our own services and are charged in addition to all government, embassy and consular fees. Processing times are set by the government agency or embassy that issues your document.

Insurance notice: Passport Visas Express maintains liability insurance covering the passport applications in our care. For written details of our coverage, call 1-888-596-6028 or email info@passportvisasexpress.com.

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