Standard Tenant Screening: Verification of Identity:This involves requesting a copy of the applicant's passport and visa (if applicable) to confirm their identity and legal status.

My wife is Indonesian and still has an Indonesian passport so I may have an upper hand compared to other bules.

My own thinking is their US passport was suspended which is required to remain in Portugal if you are a holder of a temporary residence card and they had to leave??

If travel regulations say you need a passport to fly to Spain. 

Here's the red flags that we had missed when we were still fairly green: 1) Credit card declined so they gave us a different card from their "sister"2) Booked last minute3) Locals4) We had even asked for an ID so they sent a fake passport but the name was spelled slightly offThey had parties at the property and destroyed some things.

The facilitator’s address was in a mobile home park, and the bank account could not be verified.Inconsistent Identification: Despite receiving a copy of Chris Anderson’s driver’s license, phone number tracing showed no connection to him.Incident 2: 2nd Financial Opinion ServicesThis entity appeared more sophisticated but was equally deceptive:Authentic-Looking Documentation: The LLC was legitimately registered in Missouri, with a seemingly professional website and clean background checks.Misleading Identification: After requesting proof of legitimacy, a passport with the supposed principal's photo and corporate documents from the State of Missouri were provided.

I have it on my phone (passport).

Maybe Morris gets away with this maybe not.. but I cant see him risking coming back to the states and having his passport pulled..  

Passport It's a pretty simple loan.

Only a few simple documents are required, including a valid passport, birth certificate, and proof of address.