The US State Department is marking National Passport Awareness Month with a big announcement -- starting November 1, 2016, passport applicants may no longer wear glasses in their passport photo. Every September,...
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After telling you about the Mobile Passport Control smartphone app earlier this summer, I was excited to have the chance to try it out for myself. Our family vacation this summer took us to South America, and we...
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There are lots of great smartphone apps for travelers, but our favorite is the Mobile Passport Control app. It's the app that lets you breeze through immigration when you return to the US after an international...
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Second valid passports are a frequent traveler's best friend. With a second valid passport, you can travel internationally with one passport at the same time your other passport is at an embassy, getting a visa for an...
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Your passport photo doesn't need to be a grim mug shot. With a bit of attention to detail, you can have your next passport photo be one you'll be proud to display while traveling. The US State Department has strict...
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Have you ever wondered if you can renew your passport, or if you need to go through the procedure to get a new passport? If you aren't sure of the difference, here's a quick primer. The new passport procedure uses US...
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Is "check passports" on your to-do list for planning your summer travel? If your summer travel plans involve boarding a plane to another country, you are going to need to have a valid passport book! Planning to pack the...
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Today, my husband and I applied for our new baby's first passport, and we made sure to request that he be issued both a passport book and a passport card. When our older son was a baby, US passport cards hadn't yet been...
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If you're applying for your first passport, replacing a lost or stolen passport, or getting a passport for your young child, you may have noticed the requirement to visit a Passport Acceptance Agent. So what is a...
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2016 is shaping up to be a major year for US passport changes. On the heels of the recent discontinuation of additional passport pages service, the State Department will soon unveil new, redesigned US passport books....
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