Travel Tips and Passport Information

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.

For example, if you were born overseas to US parents, you can apply for passport services using a Consular Report of Birth Abroad as proof of citizenship instead of a birth certificate. 

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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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Want to Study Abroad? Don’t Forget Your US Passport!

Study abroad programs are becoming more and more popular among US college students, and for good reason.  College is the perfect time to try living overseas!

Think about it…by studying abroad, you get to experience another country and another culture firsthand while you earn college credits. 

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