[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":16},["ShallowReactive",2],{"public-thread-passport-two-blank-pages-turned-away":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"channel":6,"channelLabel":7,"title":8,"body":9,"author":10,"authorKind":11,"createdAt":12,"replyCount":13,"views":14,"replies":15},"th-5","passport-two-blank-pages-turned-away","west-africa","Applying from West Africa","Turned away at the counter over blank pages, not the visa","Everything in the file was right. The submission centre would not take it because I had one usable blank page and they wanted two. Renewal took six weeks and the appointment slot was gone.\n\nCount your pages before you book anything.","Ngozi A.","traveller","2026-04-08T07:55:00.000Z",12,1980,[],1787351611878]