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Obtaining a Passport: Is Your Birth Certificate Good Enough?
By Passport Editorial

When obtaining a passport, you must provide proof of US citizenship.  Assuming you were born in the US and don't have an expired passport to submit with your application, you would do that by submitting a copy of your birth certificate. However, before you submit your application, you should examine your birth certificate closely to make sure it will pass muster with the US Department of State. Here's what to look for: Certification The State Department only accepts certified US…

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Got a US Passport Card? Wave it in the Air!
By Passport Editorial

Have you gotten one of the new US passport cards yet? If you have one, and you are driving across an international bridge into Mexico or Canada, border officials want you to take that card out of your wallet and "wave it in the air like you just don't care" before you get to the inspection booth. No, this isn't some elaborate prank designed to make you look foolish for border officials' amusement.  According to the El Paso Times,  this…

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New Passport: Puerto Ricans Will Need New Birth Certificates
By Passport Editorial

Birth certificates don't usually come with an expiration date, but if you were born in Puerto Rico, yours does: July 1st, 2010. After that date, all Puerto Rican birth certificates will be invalidated, per a law passed in Puerto Rico in January. The law was passed to address the fact that criminals have made a practice of stealing Puerto Rican birth certificates and selling them on the black market.  In Puerto Rico, it used to be quite common to submit…

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New Passport Arrives Too Late for Veteran to Attend Reunion
By Passport Editorial

Except for the time he spent fighting in the Philippines, Tony Lopez, a World War II veteran, has never left the United States. According to the Denver Post, that was supposed to change on February 16th, when a combat reunion will be held in the Philippines to mark the 65th anniversary of the Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, which Mr. Lopez participated in. Mr. Lopez, who was awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service,…

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Lost Passport Returned Through Twitter
By Passport Editorial

Peaches Geldof, the 20-year daughter of Sir Bob Geldof (the former lead singer of the Boomtown Rats and the actor who played "Pink" in Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall") recently lost her passport in a London park. Unfortunately, she also had plans to go to Mexico next month. Without a passport, those plans would have to be postponed. Fortunately for Peaches, she is something of a celebrity and she has a Twitter account. So, when it was discovered,…

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Name on US Passport Causes Joan Rivers to Miss Flight
By Passport Editorial

One name is enough for most of us mortals, but celebrities often have two-their actual legal name and the name they perform under.  So, Tony Bennett is actually Anthony Benedetto, Marilyn Manson is actually Brian Warner and Joan Rivers is actually Joan Rosenberg, the last name of her late husband. Earlier this month, amid increased security after the thwarted Christmas Day bombing, Rivers' alias got her into a little bit of a pickle, according to the New York Daily News. …

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5 Places Your New Passport Can Take You In 2010
By Passport Editorial

Getting a passport is exciting. This is undoubtedly a cliche, but a new passport really does open up a whole new world of travel opportunities.  Where can your new passport take you 2010? The possibilities are almost endless, but we've picked out 5 of our favorite up-and coming destinations: Gargano, Italy: Unspoiled, uncrowded beaches? Check.  Ancient churches and historic fishing villages? Check.  Excellent food? Check! Gargano, Italy is a peninsula located on the "heel" of the boot-shaped country. Since much…

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