A lost passport is always a hassle, especially if you are planning to leave the country any time in the near future. Don't panic...follow this 4-step action plan and you'll be good to go: Step 1: Look One More Time How many times have you called the bank to report a missing credit card, only to find it the very next day? Much like a credit card, you can't re-activate a passport once you report it lost or stolen. So…
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Tax Day is over, and that means we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start impatiently waiting for our refunds to arrive. This year, the average refund is around $2985. What are you going to do with your post-tax windfall? We suggest getting a passport, of course. Here are 5 reasons why: Ireland Is a tour of the Emerald Isle on your life list? Get a passport, grab your refund and go! For the next 5 days, LivingSocial…
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March 10th was the Department of State's fourth annual "Passport Day in the USA" event, and by all accounts it was a smashing success. Passport offices around the country pulled out all the stops to make applying for a passport more convenient, less costly and even more fun. Participation was up at most locations, too, especially at agencies in border states. What is Passport Day in the USA? Passport Day in the USA is an annual event observed at regional…
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Most people are aware that you need a passport to go to Europe, Africa and Asia. But what if you’re staying closer to home? A decade ago, getting into Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean was as easy as saying “I’m an American citizen,” but not anymore. After 9-11, The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative was enacted making it much harder to get in and out of the US without a passport. Don’t get caught off-guard if you’re heading to one of these…
Without a doubt, Niagara Falls is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the world. The sheer amount of water surging around you is simply sublime. In fact, when Austrian composer Gustave Mahler first encountered the falls, he is said to have exclaimed, “At last, fortissimo!” Over 28 million tourists visit the falls every year. If you'd like to be one of them, first make sure you have the travel documents you need for your desired itinerary. Do you need…
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If you need a passport and you're having trouble finding the time to turn your passport application in, mark your calendar for Saturday, March 10. That's when the Department of State will be holding the 4th annual "Passport Day in the USA" to encourage busy Americans to apply for passports. What is Passport Day? If you're lucky enough to live in one of the 24 cities that boast a regional passport agency office, it's the only day each year when…
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Would you buy someone else's long-expired passport? What if the passport showed that, many years ago, the person lived in the same place where you live now? For Nuno Fonseca, a Portuguese medical student studying in Paris, the pull of the mystery represented by a 60-year-old passport he found at a flea market was too strong to resist. The long-lost passport was covered in stamps from Europe and the Middle East, and its original owner had once lived in the…
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Spring Break is just around the corner, and that means it's time to start planning for some fun in the sun. Here's a rundown of some of the most popular spring break destinations, but be careful: you'll need a valid US passport! Cancun, Mexico Cancun has made virtually every "Top 10 Spring Destinations" list, ever. At this point, generations of American teens and college students have been heading to Cancun to party next to the crystal-blue ocean. If drowning yourself…
