Passport Office Passes the Test City Institution Celebrates 70 Years of Visas, Stamps and Dodgy Snaps

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SEVENTY years ago, within 24 hours of Britain declaring war on Germany, the first passport office in Glasgow opened its doors to enable Irish and American citizens to obtain exit permits to flee the country.

Today, our hi-tech passport come complete with chips - the biometric sort, which contain the holder's personal information on a microchip.

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Passport Office Passes the Test City Institution Celebrates 70 Years of Visas, Stamps and Dodgy Snaps

Life was a lot different back in 1939, and although it was also the year when Scots workers got a fortnight's paid holiday for the first time, cheap foreign travel was s...

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