Michigan has decided to offer an Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL), which its citizens can use instead of a passport for quick trips into Canada. Like the newer passports, the enhanced driver’s license has a radio frequency identification chip to provide stronger identification, so it is WHTI-compliant for land and sea trips to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The final phase of the WHTI goes into effect June 1, 2009.
Read ArticleAfter You Renew Your Passport, What Can You Do with the Old One?
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.
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Destination Wedding Tips: Don’t Forget Your Passport
Dreaming of a breathtaking wedding in a faraway land? Destination weddings offer the perfect opportunity to exchange vows in a picturesque location while creating lifelong memories. However, before you embark on this romantic adventure, it’s important to understand the passport requirements involved.
Read ArticleUS Passport Office Using Social Media to Interact with Public
President Barack Obama is quite possibly the nation’s most technologically engaged president. Now, the US Department of State, the department in charge of the passport office, is following in his footsteps and using social media to forge a stronger connection with the public.
Read ArticleUS Passports: One Benefit of Becoming a Citizen
Naturalization can be a long, drawn-out process, but navigating it successfully provides many benefits to new citizens, including becoming eligible for US passports. Traveling with US passports allows y0u to get assistance from the US government if you are traveling overseas and you need help.
Read ArticleFamily in Cuba? Get Passports and Go Visit!
Yesterday, President Obama announced a slight thaw in the strained relationship between Cuba and the United States. For the first time in decades, Cuban-Americans with family in Cuba will be allowed to go back and visit as often as they like.
Read ArticleHow to Rush a Passport Name Change
If you’ve gotten married, it can take a long time to get everything changed over from your maiden name to your married name. Some documents, inevitably, will get lost in the shuffle.
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