If you’re applying for a passport, you should be aware that the Department of State revised its guidelines concerning which birth certificates it will accept as proof of citizenship.
As of April 1st, 2011, all birth certificates submitted with passport applications must include your parent or parents’ names. So, before you send in your paperwork, take your birth certificate and double-check to make sure that your parents’ names are on the document.
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Americans traveling to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean by land or sea need an ID that complies with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative to return to the United States. While everyone traveling internationally by plane needs a US passport, land and sea travelers have more options.
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Last year, a new law expanded the Internal Revenue Service’s power over your passport. However, if you are on a payment plan, you may still be eligible for a passport.
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Did you know there are new passport requirements for 2016? The new year has arrived, and so have new travel requirements that could leave you stranded. Read on to learn more about these new passport rules and keep your travel plans on track:
New Passport Requirements for 2016: No More Adding PagesFrequent travelers, take notice.
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UPDATE: No passports needed for domestic flights…for now. The Department of Homeland Security has announced they will not start enforcing REAL ID at airports until January 2018.
A passport for domestic flights?
Read ArticleWill New Mexico residents need a US passport for domestic flights? New Mexico residents are scurrying to get passports before the January 15, 2013 Real ID Act deadline.
After that date, there is a distinct possibility that New Mexico driver’s licenses will no longer be acceptable identification for domestic flights.
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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.
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