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Getting a Passport or an Enhanced Driver’s License
By Passport Editorial

Four US states (Washington, Michigan, New York and Vermont) have started offering enhanced driver's licenses (EDL's), which can be used instead of a passport to travel to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.  If you live in one of these states, should you trade your old license in for an EDL, or should you get a passport? Ultimately, the decision is yours to make, based on how often you travel out of the country and whether you usually drive or fly.…

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The Hilton Passport Project: 5 Surprising Reasons to Get a Passport
By Passport Editorial

Forty-one percent of U.S. citizens have a valid passport, but what is everyone else missing out on? As it turns out,  a passport is more than just a travel document. To kick off the Hilton Passport Project, Hilton Hotels & Resorts recently surveyed their guests to uncover the hidden benefits of having a passport. Are you ready to find out how a passport can help you live your best life? Here are 5 surprising reasons to get a passport. Want…

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Do You Need a Passport to Register to Vote?
By Passport Editorial

Do you need a passport to register to vote? In some states, you just might. Voters in Kansas, Alabama and Georgia are required to prove citizenship when they register to vote, using either a birth certificate or a passport. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has been fighting for years to require citizens to submit proof of citizenship when they register. In 2011, the state passed the Secure and Fair Elections Act. One of its requirements, which became effective in…

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Entry Requirements for Schengen Countries, Or How Not To Ruin a Trip To Europe
By Passport Editorial

Planning a trip to Europe? Quick, check the expiration date on your passport! If it expires in 6 months or less from your arrival date, you'd better apply for a passport renewal now. I know what you're probably thinking: Why six months? I'll be long gone by then! I don't want to pay to renew my passport when there's still half a year left before it expires! Unfortunately, if you don't have enough extra time on your passport, you might not…

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US Passport Security Features: 4 Facts You Didn’t Know
By Passport Editorial

The first US passports were simple pieces of paper. Times have changed, and today's passports rely on cutting-edge technology to protect against forgery.  While most of that technology is top-secret, here are four elements that distinguish a real passport from a fake. Ink: More than Meets the Eye Put your passport under a black light and prepare to be amazed, as special fluorescent ink creates glowing patterns across the pages. While this makes for a cool party trick, the UV-reactive…

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Lost Passport Statistics: Could It Happen To You?
By Passport Editorial

Worried about losing your passport? Most Americans don't give the possibility a second thought, according to a new survey released by Mandala Research. The group surveyed 1,000 Americans to gauge their concerns about lost or stolen passports. Here are the results: 87 percent of respondents said they were "confident in their ability to protect their passport during travel." Only 2 percent of respondents had experienced a lost or stolen passport In a press release, Laura Mandala, managing director of Mandala…

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Serendipity and a Lost Passport
By Passport Editorial

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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