Travel Tips and Passport Information

Traveling to Jamaica: Do You Need a Passport?

UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF JUNE 1st, 2009: 

Air travel to Jamaica requires a valid US passport for everyone, of all ages. For adults, land or sea travel requires a passport, passport card or a membership card from one of the following trusted traveler programs: NEXUS, FAST or SENTRI. Children under the age of 16 may travel with a copy of their birth certificate only if they are traveling by land or sea.

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How to Rush a Passport

Usually, travel experts recommend that you allow at least 10 weeks before an international trip for your passport to arrive, just to be on the safe side.

If you don’t have enough time before your international trip to apply for a passport normally, you can order a rush passport. 

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Passports For International Honeymoons

Honeymoons provide newlyweds with an opportunity to get away from it all, focus on each other and celebrate their marriage.  Many couples make plans to travel to an international destination.  After all, there’s something fitting about beginning a new life together by exploring a new country.

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Getting Passport Services if You Were Born Overseas

Applying for passport services is a little bit different if you were born overseas.  Almost all US citizens can get a passport, no matter where you were originally from. However, the documents you’ll need to submit are different than they would be for someone who was born in the US.

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Getting a Passport For a Family Cruise

Are you trying to decide what to do when the kids get out of school for summer vacation? Here’s a surprisingly cheap idea: take the family on  a cruise! CBS News has a post up that describes the deep discounts the cruise industry is offering to keep itself afloat. 

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