8.21.2006

Planning to travel out of country? Check your passport!

I've been hearing a lot of news on the way passports are being handled lately. One of the biggest things that might affect you is actually traveling too frequently! Apparently people are having trouble getting into some countries if they have less than two blank pages in their passports. That wouldn't be a fun experience if you ask me, sitting at an airport and waiting for the embassy to pick you up and sort things out.

Another problem I've heard of just recently is the age of the passport and the time left before expiration. Passports that are showing a lot of wear and tear are under heavy scrutiny for fraud, and it might get you pulled out of line even if it's a simple scratch across the photo! If you're getting close to expiration remember that now you must have enough time to get back into the United States before it expires or you'll have big problems. I'd consider getting it renewed early rather than risk pushing fate. You never know how the weather is going to be the day you're trying to fly out.

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