We Don't Want Your Stinkin' Passport

So, I thought all would be good. Both John and I have valid passports and my thought was "Thank goodness we don't have to deal with the stress of getting a passport."

WRONG.

John brought home paperwork last night for us to get special "no-fee" passports. These passports somehow will identify us as traveling on "official government business." I work in immigration, so the best I can figure is that it acts as something between a work and visitor visa, allowing us to stay in Japan for three years without being subject to returning after six months. Also, it seems like it is less paperwork than trying to obtain a work visa.

I asked John if he had mentioned we both had valid passports. His answer was "Yes and they didn't care."

So that's that. Probably going to go up to the travel office on base this week and get this taken care of...