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Military ID as Passport Alternative?
By Passport Editorial

Soldiers and their families may soon be able to use their military ID's in lieu of a passport for certain types of international travel, if New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has her way. The senator promised to work with the Department of Homeland Security to get a military ID listed as a "WHTI-compliant" document, one that complies with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. If she's successful, soldiers and their dependents could forego getting a passport for land and sea travel…

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Beyond A Child Passport: What Your Child Needs to Travel
By Passport Editorial

Planning an international trip with your little one? You'll need more than just a child passport to take your little monster overseas, in many cases. Here's the lowdown on the all the documents your child needs to travel: A child passport, in most cases (see below for exceptions). Getting a passport for a child is different from getting a passport for an adult in several respects. First of all, you'll need the following documentation in addition to the child's proof…

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Lost Passport Stalls NASCAR Driver
By Passport Editorial

NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is used to going places in a hurry, but an upcoming trip from Michigan to Montreal is cutting it a little bit close, even for him. A lost passport, eventually located at his home in Missouri, is not helping matters, either. According to NASCAR.com, Edwards planned to fly from Michigan to Montreal in time to drive in the Nationwide race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday. For that, of course, he'll need a passport. Since…

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Passport Services in Alabama on Rise Due to New Immigration Law
By Passport Editorial

Earlier this year, C.G.P Grey crunched some numbers to find out the approximate percentage of people in each state who owned passports. Alabama was fourth from the bottom, with only 25.03% of its residents owning passports. That may change shortly, as Alabama's strict new immigration law has many Hispanic US citizens applying for passport services so that they have portable proof of citizenship to carry around. According to NPR, "Alabama's law, which takes effect Sept. 1, allows police to arrest…

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James Joyce’s Passport Goes On Sale
By Passport Editorial

James Joyce, the author of Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake, was one of Ireland's most famous writers. He died in 1941, but someone had enough foresight to hold on to one of his old passports, which will be auctioned off by Sotheby's later this month. I'm sure whoever kept the passport is quite glad they did: according to the Irish Times, the auction is expected to bring in anywhere from €55,600 to €77,900! A lot has changed since World War I,…

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Before You Cruise This Summer, Get a Passport
By Passport Editorial

Are you planning a cruise this summer? Before you set sail, here's some advice: learn from the woeful tale of the Frantz family of Cleveland, Ohio, and get a passport. Many, if not most, cruisers tend to head to port with documents that meet just the minimum requirements to board. For so-called "closed-loop" cruises to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean that begin and end at the same US port, that means just a wallet-sized passport card or even a driver's…

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How Zach Braff Made It to Canada Without a Passport Renewal
By Passport Editorial

More proof that passport problems can happen to anyone: Zach Braff, the actor and director who starred the in the popular TV series Scrubs and the movie Garden State, almost didn't make it to Toronto for the premiere of his latest indie flick, The High Cost of Living. The culprit? An expired passport. As reported on Canada's National Post website, the drama came to light on Twitter, when Braff tweeted from the airport, "My passport expired on my birthday. The…

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