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Get a Passport, Quick For a Cheap Flight to Jamaica!

By Passport Editorial

Ahh, Jamaica...home to beautiful white-sand beaches, sublime scenery, friendly people and excellent coffee! If you'd like to sneak in the beach getaway to end all beach getaways before the summer's gone for good, get a passport, quick, to score an affordable flight. Right now, according to Smartertravel.com, you can fly to Montego Bay, Jamaica, from Miami, Florida for just $198 round trip! Once you're there, you can relax on the beach, go shopping, even waste away at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville…

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New 24-Hour Passport Office Opens In Minnesota

By Passport Editorial

If you need a 24 hour passport in Minnesota, you're in luck-you now have a Regional Passport Agency where you can apply for one. According to this press  release from the of Department of State, the Minneapolis Regional Passport Agency was officially inaugurated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier today with a visit from United States Senator Amy Klobuchar, Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick F. Kennedy, and Janice L. Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. The Minneapolis…

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Why You Should Get a Passport For a Closed-Loop Cruise

By Passport Editorial

In June, getting a passport became mandatory for Americans traveling to Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean via land or sea. However, there is an exception: You don't need a passport if you are traveling to these areas on a closed-loop cruise, which is a cruise that begins and ends at the same US port. Technically, all you need to go on a closed-loop cruise to any of these three regions is photo ID and a state-issued copy of your birth…

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Get a Fast Passport To Visit Canada For Labor Day

By Passport Editorial

If you still don't have plans for Labor Day, why not take a trip across the border into Canada? Expedia has some wonderful specials available for Labor Day from Canadian hotels.  For example,  you can get a room at the Imperial Inns and Suites in Niagara Falls for just $56 per night. The Canadian side of the falls has casinos, wine tours, the Criminals Hall of Fame Wax Museum and the Guinness Book of World Records Museum. Or, if you'd…

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Passport Renewal in Chicago

By Passport Editorial

*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.   What do you do if you live in Chicago and you need to get your passport renewed? No matter where you live, the first step is to figure out whether you are eligible to renew your passport by mail, or whether you will have to apply again in person. You can renew by mail if you meet…

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New Passport Rules For People Delivered By Midwives Near Border

By Passport Editorial

*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35. As part of a court settlement, the US Department of State has created a new set of procedures to govern passport services for applicants who were delivered by midwives near the US/Mexican border. The settlement was the result of a court case brought by the ACLU against the government for denying passports to US citizens born near the…

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Is It Time For Your US Passport Renewal?

By Passport Editorial

Question: When is a valid passport not a valid passport? As the Washington Post warns travelers in this article, even if your passport is valid, you may not be able to travel with it. That's because some countries require that your passport be valid for a certain number of months into the future, even if you plan to return to the US before your expiration date. For example, the Washington Post describes the unfortunate situation that happened to Indiana grad…

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