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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
As someone who lost a passport and then had a damaged passport while in Mexico I can tell you to protect this second one like gold. When I went into the passport office with a damaged passport needing a new one I had to go through extreme hoops and hurdles and was given a limited passport due to the fact I had lost one in the previous 5 years. Very frustrating considering I was holding a perfectly legit passport right in front of them that was simply damaged.
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Absolutely. It's just hard to know what 'gold' is...
Passports were in a nondescript envelope, under some crap in the bottom drawer of a locked steel file cabinet in a home with alarm and wireless motion cameras. I understand these things only deter to some degree and/or limit entry time - but one always thinks they are protected in their own home.
I guess drop ceiling hiding spots are in order instead. Or hiding them in a child's room (which they never entered). The only other gold alternative is safe deposit box.
The psychology of someone entering your home and tossing cherished keepsakes, etc around like trash is interesting...