As long as you treat it right, your new passport is built to last for around ten years. However, the more you travel, the more wear and tear it will show – and the greater the chance of accidental damage. A damaged passport is most definitely an inconvenience. If the damage is at all severe, the document will have to be replaced before you attempt to leave the country again.
Read ArticleGet Your Passport Application: Passport Day is This Weekend!
Been meaning to turn in that passport application? Life does get hectic, and it’s easy to just keep putting chores like that off. However, you shouldn’t wait until the last minute to apply for a passport.
Read ArticleCustoms Officer Loses Texas Man’s Passport
*The passport fees have recently changed. As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee has gone up from $25 to $35.
As Rio Grande Valley resident Joe Valdez found out last month, even Customs officers can make mistakes.
Read ArticleThe Passport Party Project: Passport Services for Teenage Girls
There’s no denying that traveling to another country can be a life-changing event, especially when you’re young. I know I’ll never forget my art-history-themed senior trip to Europe, for example. It was an amazing and humbling experience to realize how big the world outside of America is.
Read ArticleGet an Expedited Passport to Visit Paris In September
Fall is already one of the best times of year to visit Paris. The air cool and the summer crowds have begun to die down. Even better, a series of outdoor festivals and events take place in the city and surrounding countryside starting in September.
Read ArticleMilitary ID as Passport Alternative?
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.
Read ArticleNew Passport Requirements Cut Off Bank Robber’s Getaway
From the “not-too-bright criminals” file:
A Clarksville, Tennessee man had it all planned out: he would rob a bank, pay off his family’s bills, and then flee south of the border.
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