Do you Need A Passport?

A U.S. citizen need a passport to leave or enter the United States and to enter and to leave most foreign countries. Exceptions are short-term travel between the U.S. and Mexico, Canada and some countries in the Caribbean, where U.S. birth certificate or other proof of U.S. citizenship can be accepted.

Travel agency or airline that you can tell if you have a passport for the country to visit. Embassy or consulate of the country where you plan to travel can also advise on their entry requirements.

Please note!

Even if you are not required to have a passport to visit foreign countries, U.S. Immigration requires you to prove your U.S. citizenship and identity to enter the United States again. Make sure you always bring sufficient documentation to pass through U.S. Immigration upon return to you. A U.S. passport is the best proof of U.S. citizenship.

other documents to prove U.S. citizenship include a U.S. passport from running a legitimate copy of U.S. birth certificate, naturalization certificate, Certificate of Citizenship or Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States. To prove your identity, either a valid SIM or state ID card, a photo or physical description includes, is sufficient. Check out the latest requirements.

With the increasing number of international child custody, some countries have passport requirements apply to prevent child abductions. For example, Mexico has a law that a child traveling alone or with a parent or other prisoners, required to bring a written, notarized consent from a parent or parents, but not to. No approval required if a child is traveling alone and a U.S. passport.

A child traveling alone with a birth certificate requires written, notarized consent of both parents.
Beware of a passport that will expire soon!
certain countries will not allow you to enter and will not place a visa in your passport, where the validity of the remaining less than six months.
All U. S. citizens have ID cards Own.
Since January 1981 family members are not permitted to be included in their passports. Even newborn babies need their own passport to travel.

Apply any time

Each year the demand for passports in January and a severe decline in August. You can help to avoid U.S. government costs and delays by September to December. However, even in those months occurring periods of high demand for passports. Apply several months before the scheduled departure, if possible. If you need a visa, the additional time – about two weeks per visa.