Originally Posted by
soitgoes
That does seem somewhat ineffective, however. If I got a PNG declaration, I'd probably renew my passport. (I don't think State can enter such designations in a new passport.)
That's right. State will also issue a clean second PP if prior travel proved problematic. Hard Israeli stamps (despite my request for a loose sheet of paper) prevented my obtaining an Oman visa, until I reapplied with a second PP. State told me things would then go smoothly, and they were right. I found it interesting that Omani officials didn't care/check that the name and address were the same... just a different PP number without offending stamps.