Comments on: It’s in the details http://blog.heathertelford.com/2010/02/03/its-in-the-details/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:02:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ND http://blog.heathertelford.com/2010/02/03/its-in-the-details/#comment-4120 ND Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:50:59 +0000 http://blog.heathertelford.com/?p=1333#comment-4120 Yesterday I was with the Canberra family and brother of Luke, mentioned in the previous blog. They were busily engaged in gathering documentation for a passport application for Matthew, another cousin of L15, A13, and B9. Matthew has completed year 12 and, like his brother is taking a gap year before commencing an engineering degree at Univesity of New South Wales. Birth certificate, driver's licence, bank account details, photo graphs and many, many questions were all part of the family focus. Whilst Matt has commenced his gap year working as a teachers' aid at the school where Luke worked last year, I wondered at his plans for overseas travel. Yes, it is likely that he will travel overseas later in the year, but that is not what has prompted all the urgent activity. Matt turns 18 years in 3 weeks time when he is regarded as an adult. As an adult, the fees associated with a passport application rise dramatically. There are many factors that can prompt a sense of urgency with passport applications! That reminds me - I must check the expiry on ours. OK for now! 2012 and 2016. ND Yesterday I was with the Canberra family and brother of Luke, mentioned in the previous blog. They were busily engaged in gathering documentation for a passport application for Matthew, another cousin of L15, A13, and B9. Matthew has completed year 12 and, like his brother is taking a gap year before commencing an engineering degree at Univesity of New South Wales.

Birth certificate, driver’s licence, bank account details, photo graphs and many, many questions were all part of the family focus.

Whilst Matt has commenced his gap year working as a teachers’ aid at the school where Luke worked last year, I wondered at his plans for overseas travel. Yes, it is likely that he will travel overseas later in the year, but that is not what has prompted all the urgent activity. Matt turns 18 years in 3 weeks time when he is regarded as an adult. As an adult, the fees associated with a passport application rise dramatically.

There are many factors that can prompt a sense of urgency with passport applications! That reminds me – I must check the expiry on ours. OK for now! 2012 and 2016.

ND

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