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Do You Need a Passport to Go to the Virgin Islands?
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Update: Passport rules for the Virgin Islands have changed. View the latest rules here. If your spring or summer travel plans include travel to the Virgin Islands, you may be wondering if you need a passport. The answer depends primarily on your itinerary.  First, are going to the US Virgin Islands or the British Virgin Islands? The US Virgin Islands consist of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John. These islands are US territories.  If you travel directly to and…

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Rush Your Passport to Get Incredible Deals On Travel To Europe
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If you've always wanted to skip across the pond and experience the Old World firsthand, now is your chance to get great last-minute deals on airfare. NileGuidance has a post up with links to some awesome plane fares on flights from the US to Europe. For example, if you book by tomorrow,  you can take advantage of American Airlines' European Getaway Sale, with one-way prices on flights to Europe as low as $147.00.  If  Spain is your destination of choice,…

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How To Make Sure Your 24 Hour Passport Application is Accepted
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If you are applying for 24 hour passport processing, you don't have any time to spare. You simply cannot afford to have anything go wrong after you submit your application! The following checklist will help you avoid common mistakes so that your 24 hour passport application is accepted the first time. Check Your ID If your driver's license or state ID card was issued less than 6 months ago, you will need to include 5 additional forms of secondary ID…

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Open Border Advocates: Get Over It, and Get a Passport, Quick!
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For many years, crossing the Canadian/American border was hardly more difficult than crossing from one state to another. In the "good old days," all you had to do was verbally declare your citizenship at the border and you were good to go. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) put an end to that practice. Under the WHTI, Passengers on US/Canada flights have been required to carry passports since 2007, but the rules remained more relaxed for land and sea crossings.…

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Get Your US Passport and Couchsurf Around the World
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With many airlines offering discounted fares overseas, now is a great time to take that international trip you've been dreaming about. Of course, the main reason airfare is so cheap because many people can't afford to travel at the moment. Is there a way to make traveling internationally more affordable? If you aren't afraid of getting to know new people and you don't mind sleeping on stranger's couch, you can travel overseas without having to pay for accommodations. Not having…

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Passport Offices Open For Annual “Passport Day in the USA”
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This Saturday, March 28th,  passport offices around the country will celebrate "Passport Day in USA." During this event, many Passport Acceptance Facilities will be open to accept passport applications, answer questions and provide information about the passport application process. All Department of State Regional Passport Agencies will also be open. "Passport Day in the USA" is the only day of the year when the general public will be allowed to submit passport applications directly to a Regional Passport Agency without…

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US Passport Holders Cautioned About Travel To Mexico
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Recently, the US Department of Stateissued a travel warning for American citizens regarding travel to Mexico. Our neighbor to the south has long been a popular vacation spot for Americans, but  some areas of the country have erupted into violence as drug cartels struggle for power over Mexican police forces and each other. The violence has prompted the Department of State to warn US citizens to use caution while traveling in Mexico. Here's an excerpt from the travel warning (for…

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