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Why you need more than 6 months of validity on your passport when traveling

A Valid Passport Isn’t Enough Sometimes Don’t let your passport expiration ruin your next vacation or business trip! You took months planning your dream vacation to Europe. At last the day has finally come! Packing up the last essentials in your suitcase, you grab your travel guide and head to the airport. You squirm in your seat as the excitement of the prolonged anticipation wells within you. You are one step away from paradise. You tap your foot while waiting in line to check in. You remembered your boarding pass, I.D., and, of course, your passport. As you step up to the front of the line, you hand over[…]

IRS Gets Broad Power to Revoke Passports – FAST ACT Highway Transportation Bill

If you owe the IRS money for unpaid taxes, you could be putting your passport in danger of being suspended or if you don’t have be refused one should you apply for a passport. Under a new law issued in December 2015, the US Congress and President Obama have given the IRS powers to revoke passports so that they can collect unpaid federal taxes. With a staggering national debt and budget deficits, it’s easy to see why US lawmakers made this happen. Buried deep within the FAST Act Highway Transportation Bill, is a brand new power that the gives the IRS the easy ability to have your passport cancelled[…]

Got a Passport? Visit Some of These Amazing International Parks

Tips on finding and traveling to the best national parks overseas Which parks are the best national parks to visit overseas? Well, it’s a big world out there and you will certainly start a Grand Canyon of a discussion when you try to narrow down the top national wonders to explore. Several sites have created lists of what they consider to be the top parks. Perhaps one of the best strategies is to compile a conglomerate of those lists based on your preferences. You can Maybe you like to hike in the mountains. Or love to sit under a waterfall. Perhaps you are a beach person. Maybe you like[…]

The History of the US Passport – The Most Coveted Travel Document in the World

The very first American passports were issued during the American Revolution to a small number of citizens who were part of Benjamin Franklin’s mission to France. These first passports were modeled after those issued by the French Government and were no more than a small sheet of paper that had a printed description of the bearer on one side. These had to be renewed at least once every six months. As the nation became better organized, the Foreign Affairs Department was put in charge of issuing passports to all American citizens going abroad.In 1789, the department of Foreign Affairs became the State Department that we know today under the[…]

Different Kinds of Passport Offices

One common misconception I hear about all the time is the confusion surrounding the phrase “Passport Office”. There is more than type of “passport office”, in fact passport offices can be grouped into two general categories and I will be explaining the differences between them. Local Passport Offices / Acceptance Agent Offices There are more than 8000 locally located government offices throughout the country that are what is commonly known as an acceptance agent. An acceptance agent is basically someone that the Department of State trusts and has authorized (typically postal workers, courthouse workers, etc..) to witness an applicant’s signature on a passport application form. Acceptance agents basically do[…]

How Does the US Passport Application Process Differ From Other Countries

A passport is an officially issued government document proving a person’s identity and citizenship of the issuing country. Its purpose is to permit a person’s travel outside their home country, and in most cases, to ensure certain protections within the foreign country. One could assume that the application process would be almost identical from country to country. In fact, there are a number of differences between the application process in the United States and other countries of the world. Where to Apply for a Passport Passports in the US are issued by the State Department. First time applicants must go in person to either a passport agency or passport[…]

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