You may have been hearing a lot about Real ID lately. It's true: the identification requirements to board domestic flights will be changing. The driver's license that's in your wallet now may or may not be acceptable ID...
Read More »Starting Nov. 1, No More Glasses in Passport Photos
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,...
Read More »Second Valid Passports with Four Years Validity
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...
Read More »“Next Generation” Passports to Launch This Summer
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....
Read More »New Facial Recognition Scanners at US Airports
This month, the US Customs and Border Protection agency is launching a new facial recognition technology at US airports. High-tech scanners will compare a traveler's face to a digital image of their passport photo. The...
Read More »Owe Back Taxes? You Could Lose Your Passport!
You wouldn't think that a bill about funding transportation infrastructure projects would have anything to do with passports, would you? On December 4, 2015, the "Fixing America's Surface Transportation" bill was...
Read More »State Department Ending Additional Passport Pages Service
For many years, frequent travelers have been identifiable by the thickness of their passports, as US Passport Agencies offered Additional Pages service to sew in extra booklets of blank visa pages. Those days are...
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