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There are a couple of different options when it comes to passport renewal in Miami, Florida. First, you may be able to renew by mail. Passport renewal by mail is an option for you if: You have your old US passport and it has not been damaged or mutilated. You got your old passport when you were 16 or older and it is less than 15 years old. You have legal documentation to submit for any name changes. If you…
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Passports are not just important travel documents. They also provide a record of where you've been. Each time you visit a new country, you get a new stamp on your passport. The US Department of State understands that passports mean a lot to people, so after you renew your passport, they'll cancel the old one and send it back to you. What can you do with an expired passport? You can't travel with it, of course. You can leave it…
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Effective June 1, 2009, the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will go into effect. Any change in federal regulations is likely to cause some confusion, and the WHTI is no exception to this rule. One common question people have been asking is this: Do I need to renew my passport to comply with the new travel regulations? The answer, fortunately, is simple: only if it's expired! The final phase of the WHTI requires that anyone traveling…
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For international travelers, the economic crisis has a silver lining: the recovery of the US Dollar. Earlier this year, international travel was like putting a vacuum hose into your bank account. The dollar was so weak that you would lose money just by changing it to a local currency! Suddenly, international travel is much more affordable, but nobody's sure how long that will last. Now is the time to take that overseas trip you've been dreaming of. Before you go,…
