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Good point. I wish, I’ll have to ask my family to help me get one
If you need help getting a passport I think you should reflect on changing your whole world by moving to another country without money, knowledge, family or, well anything it seems.
Have you been there?
Sorry if I'm sounding downbeat but better safe than sorry (sometimes, I did exactly what you want to do, at 24, and it was a wild ride, I absolutely does not regret it but I had some plans before leaving at least).
Good luck to you!
Why do you need their help? I think it’s $165 to get the passport and it’s good for 10 years (truthfully closer to only 9 or so years as that final year certain places won’t accept your soon to expire passport). Here’s a link to the application
Also not everyone is privileged enough to just have $165 sitting around.
Thanks! I’m only 15, sadly
Combining all the advice in the thread, could you find a school or programme that excites you and convince your guardians that you want to move there both for the opportunity and to experience the world?
The scandies are quite specialised and excel in a couple areas in stuff like life science, metallurgy, pedagogy, community counseling, medicine. Maybe you can find something aligning with one of your interests and a college/uni (and maybe a prep school if ypu want to get away earlier) with a good programme?
Maybe you can sell them on doing an exchange year sooner to try out if it's a good match for you?
Oof... That's a rough position. You're basically going to spend years around a family you can't really trust while also relying on them. It's not an easy situation. It IS a survivable one.
Just say you want to travel, maybe research a couple countries you want to "vacation"