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New Passport Rules A Surprise to Two Former Presidents
By Passport Editorial

The Department of State put a lot of effort into publicizing the changes to US travel requirements that became law on June 1st. They added a clock to US Passport Agency's web site, counting down to the second when the new rules would go into effect. They made announcement after announcement, starting months ahead of time. However, for all their outreach, there were at least 2 people that the State Department failed to reach with their warnings: Former US Presidents…

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New Passport Rules Don’t Slow Border Traffic
By Passport Editorial

Today, Border Patrol officials began asking Americans for passports at the American and Canadian borders.  The final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is in effect, and a passport or another government-approved document is now required to re-enter the country. How has this affected traffic across the borders? Not much, it seems. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that wait times at both the northern border with Canada and the southern border with Mexico are normal today, and that the…

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TSA: Make Sure The Name on Your Tickets Matches Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

If you're planning on traveling in the near future, it would be a good idea to check and make sure that all of your travel documents, including your US passport,  are up-to-date. According to the Chicago Tribune, TSA has started to crack down on people whose travel documents don't match their tickets. If you are traveling on a US passport, you definitely need to make sure that the name on your passport is the name on your ticket. Period. It…

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Can You Expedite a Passport Card?
By Passport Editorial

Update: The US passport card can now be expedited by mail through the US Department of State, with emergency processing available through some (but not all) regional passport agencies.  'On June 1st, 2009, the rules governing travel between the United States and Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean will change. Currently, only air travelers need a passport to re-enter the United States-land and sea travelers can use a photo ID (like a driver's license), and proof of citizenship (such as a…

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Traveling to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean: Carry US Passports!
By Passport Editorial

US citizens planning a trip to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean need to be aware of new travel requirements that will become effective June 1st, 2009. After June 1st,  the days of being able to cross the border by flashing your driver's license and your birth certificate are over.  US citizens traveling to these regions will need to show US passports or passport cards to re-enter the country...or else! Right about now, your inner three-year-old is probably asking "Oh yeah...or…

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Open Border Advocates: Get Over It, and Get a Passport, Quick!
By Passport Editorial

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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Getting a Passport For a Family Cruise
By Passport Editorial

Are you trying to decide what to do when the kids get out of school for summer vacation? Here's a surprisingly cheap idea: take the family on  a cruise! CBS News has a post up that describes the deep discounts the cruise industry is offering to keep itself afloat.  According to the post, some cruises are even cheaper than staying in a nice hotel! Of course, if you have little ones, you'll want to make sure they have fun, too. …

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