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US Passport Holders: Traveling To China With a Fever
By Passport Editorial

US passport holders should be aware that if they are planning on traveling to China any time in the near future, they'd better be healthy when they leave home! The Chinese government has introduced some pretty strict quarantine measures to try to stem the spread of the H1N1 "swine flu" virus, and international travelers are receiving extra scrutiny. For example, this article in the New York Times tells the story of a mother whose daughter went to China for a…

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Improve Your Culinary Skills With a US Passport
By Passport Editorial

If you're thinking of traveling abroad, why not go beyond visiting tourist sites and eating at local restaurants? By attending cooking classes in another country, you'll gain skills that you can take home with you, and you'll be able to recreate the tastes of your favorite local cuisine in your own kitchen. This article on Concierge.com has a wonderful, in-depth article on how you can use your US passport to improve your culinary skills.  Here are several reasons you might…

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Is This the US Passport of the Future?
By Passport Editorial

Passports have changed a lot over the years. We recently wrote about a 400-year-old passport that a popular BBC show discovered in May. Back then, passports were letters written on parchment, signed by the king, that gave the bearer the right to travel the world on the king's behalf. Obviously, passports have evolved a great deal.  What will they look like in the future? Samsung thinks it knows. The company has developed a prototype electronic passport that uses a flexible…

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Boating Across the Canadian Border? Bring Your US Passport!
By Passport Editorial

Recreational boaters in the Great Lakes region have long enjoyed sailing across the Canadian border to visit our neighbors to the north.  However, security concerns and regulations have made what was once an easy trip a little bit more complicated. On Monday, June 1st, another set of restrictions became effective as the US Government rolled out the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). With the WHTI, US citizens traveling to Canada by land or by sea now…

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TSA: Make Sure The Name on Your Tickets Matches Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

If you're planning on traveling in the near future, it would be a good idea to check and make sure that all of your travel documents, including your US passport,  are up-to-date. According to the Chicago Tribune, TSA has started to crack down on people whose travel documents don't match their tickets. If you are traveling on a US passport, you definitely need to make sure that the name on your passport is the name on your ticket. Period. It…

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The Top 10 Places Not To Take Your US Passport
By Passport Editorial

International travel is a lot of fun, but it can also be dangerous. To help keep Americans safe, the Department of State issues travel warnings whenever travel to a particular country becomes dangerous. Here are the top 10 places not to take your US passport. You can find more travel warnings at the Department of State website. Yemen-On the list for terrorist attacks that specifically target Americans.  In September of last year, the American Embassy was attacked, and the US…

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Can You Get a US Passport With a Name Like Pudsey Bear?
By Passport Editorial

According to the Telegraph, a British woman who legally changed her name to Mrs. Pudsey Bear to help raise money for charity was denied a passport by the British government.  The 37-year-old woman, born Eileen De Bont, changed her name to raise £4,000 for the BBC charity Children in Need. She has changed her name successfully on her bank account, credit cards and tax records, but the Identity & Passport Service refused to issue her a passport in the new…

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