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In 2007, the Department experienced an unprecedented surge in passport applications, issuing over 18 million passports as a result of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Nearly ten years later, those passports are beginning to expire, and the Department has been experiencing increased demand for passport renewals. The Department issued 14 million passports in 2014 and the increased demand is expected to continue through 2018.
Pro Tips for Your U.S. Passport
Passport Awareness Month
- Bellroy #giveaway The Perfect Passport Sleeve
This week we are giving you the chance to win the perfect passport sleeve worth around $100. Most people don't even use passport sleeves. They just put their passport in the pocket and that's it. I would tell them that they have to use one, to...
- Passport Book –vs- Passport Card: Which Do You Need?
U.S. Citizens are facing a travel choice, that for some seems more like a dilemma: "Do they need a passport? If so, should they get a passport book or passport card? Which is better?" Even with gas prices hovering at $4 and $5 a gallon, people around...
- A Reminder For Us Bound Air Passengers Departing Aruba
The Aruba Airport Authority N.V. last year began using “Automated Passport Contol Kiosks” (APC kiosks) to check passports at Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix. These APC kiosks process passengers by means of these automated systems. The automated...
- New Passport Fees - Effective July 13
Link: New Passport Fees - Effective July 13 U.S. citizens will be paying more for passport fees starting July 13. New, adult passport will jump 35% New minors under 16, passport will increase 25% Existing passport fee Adult fees increase almost...
- The Easy Way To Awaken At 4 Am?
The morning of the Aruba trip has arrived. What is the quickest way to awaken someone at 4 am besides someone telling you that your house is on fire??? All they need to do is say, "Wake up, I cannot find our daughter's passport". Oh my goodness. Shocked...
Travel
U.S. Passport Awareness Month
In 2007, the Department experienced an unprecedented surge in passport applications, issuing over 18 million passports as a result of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Nearly ten years later, those passports are beginning to expire, and the Department has been experiencing increased demand for passport renewals. The Department issued 14 million passports in 2014 and the increased demand is expected to continue through 2018.
Pro Tips for Your U.S. Passport
Passport Awareness Month
- Bellroy #giveaway The Perfect Passport Sleeve
This week we are giving you the chance to win the perfect passport sleeve worth around $100. Most people don't even use passport sleeves. They just put their passport in the pocket and that's it. I would tell them that they have to use one, to...
- Passport Book –vs- Passport Card: Which Do You Need?
U.S. Citizens are facing a travel choice, that for some seems more like a dilemma: "Do they need a passport? If so, should they get a passport book or passport card? Which is better?" Even with gas prices hovering at $4 and $5 a gallon, people around...
- A Reminder For Us Bound Air Passengers Departing Aruba
The Aruba Airport Authority N.V. last year began using “Automated Passport Contol Kiosks” (APC kiosks) to check passports at Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix. These APC kiosks process passengers by means of these automated systems. The automated...
- New Passport Fees - Effective July 13
Link: New Passport Fees - Effective July 13 U.S. citizens will be paying more for passport fees starting July 13. New, adult passport will jump 35% New minors under 16, passport will increase 25% Existing passport fee Adult fees increase almost...
- The Easy Way To Awaken At 4 Am?
The morning of the Aruba trip has arrived. What is the quickest way to awaken someone at 4 am besides someone telling you that your house is on fire??? All they need to do is say, "Wake up, I cannot find our daughter's passport". Oh my goodness. Shocked...