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Prepare For More Passport Changes

Consider this your passport wake up call: As of Monday, U.S. airline passengers will once again need to carry a valid passport when traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or Bermuda. I have dedicated a series of blogs to the ongoing saga of passport changes. If you are planning to travel to a foreign destination any time soon you may want to familiarize yourself with the many changes that have occurred within the past year or so. You can do so by reading the following: · Revised Passport Rules · Holiday Travel: Important Passport Information For Parents and Children · … Continue reading →

“To Secure the Blessings of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity”

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Most parents would assume that once a child is legally theirs, their citizenship extends to that child. After all, plenty of parents serving abroad in the military or on business give birth overseas and their children are citizens. We have always been told that having one parent who is a U.S. citizen automatically makes a child a U.S. citizen. Except, adopted children haven’t always had this protection. Until recently, children adopted from other countries had to go through a separate naturalization process (forms, filing fees, sometimes court appearance). There have been cases in which adoptive parents assumed that their citizenship … Continue reading →

May I See Your Passport Please

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The rules for leaving and entering this country will become stricter for many travelers in a few days. In the past, most United States citizens did not need a passport to leave and enter many Caribbean nations, as well as Mexico and Canada. If you plan to travel to those destinations by air, you will need a passport. You can find out how to get a new one or renew one that has expired by typing “passport” into any search engine. Before I retired, I traveled to many international destinations. I have seen travelers make really stupid mistakes with their … Continue reading →

Holiday Travel: Important Passport Information For Parents and Children

In a previous blog I shared with you the lesson my friend learned the hard way about applying for a passport for a child: There is absolutely no chance (despite any begging, pleading, or “rationalizing”) that you will obtain a passport for your child unless he or she is present. Simply put: f you are applying for a passport for your child you MUST have the child with you. All first-time passport applicants must apply in person, regardless of age. You’ll find that the information will be especially vital come January 2007. That’s when nearly all air travelers entering the … Continue reading →

Passports For Children–What You Need To Know

Here’s a lesson that a friend of mine recently learned the hard way: if you are applying for a passport for your child you MUST have the child with you. All first-time passport applicants must apply in person, regardless of age. No matter how hard you try (my friend put up a good fight), rules are rules. A parent or legal guardian can apply for their infant’s or child’s passport, but the child must be present at the time of the application. So, besides your child, what else will you need to bring to the passport office? 1. A completed … Continue reading →