Flying/Passport....???

[jamesd1967]

Filed/Discharge/

Well, I filed back in Feb of this year, went to my "431" hearing, got my letter of discharge about ten days ago, and guess what.....???? Not once, not yet, lol, has anybody ever contacted me and said, "hey, said your valid US Passport back to us." So, I guess that what I was told it flat out silly. People evidently file bankruptcy everyday and after discharge carry on normal lives of being able to travel to visit relatives, so on and so forth. I was informed that the only time that a US Passport may be revoked is for back child-support and/or back taxes that may be owed. They don't even revoke them for defaulted student loans; at least, not that anyone that I have ever spoken to has said.

[hooferator]

I could rant about this for days, but sometimes the "articles" out there, even from supposedly reputable sources, are so wrong it's not funny anymore. I've read things in CNN Money and the local paper about bankruptcy that...well, it's almost like a form of yellow journalism. Scare the heck out of everyone so they'll remember your publication.

[jamesd1967]

I agree

This is one of the oddest BK myths I have come across.

Extremely and very odd myth. How could someone be denied a passport or not able to fly anywhere if he or she filed for bankruptcy. It doesn't make any sense. What if I have relatives in Italy. Or a grandparent that passes on in South America. I want to go to my sister's wedding in California. However, that is what someone told me and it kind of left me baffled.

[gmk]

I filed ch7, had my 341, then applied for a passport (mine had elapsed), got it in two weeks w' expedite.

[jamesd1967]

I filed ch7, had my 341, then applied for a passport (mine had elapsed), got it in two weeks w' expedite.

well, I would hope that is the way is. Just because somebody filed for bankruptcy doesn't mean that they shouldn't be allowed to travel abroad. What if you had a grandparent in Europe or a sibling seriving in a far away land to go and visit.

One of my former creditors told me this: it was something along the lines of: "if you file for bankruptcy it will flag you and you may have a difficult time going overseas."

This was said to me via the telephone about 30 days before I filed for Chapter 7.

[Kiwi]

This is one of the oddest BK myths I have come across.

That's because you're in the US-I came across this site looking for help for a friend in the US. Here in New Zealand, not only can a bankruptcy stop you from getting your passport, you can be held at the airport for something as small as $250 in traffic fines....