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Five Ways To Avoid Passport Delays

If there is some exotic locale in your traveldon't try to submit a full-length shot of
plans for the immediate future, you'll needyour body. Have your picture taken against a
to pack more than your toothbrush, suntanplain background with no hat or dark glasses
lotion and a favorite novel in your carry-onthat could cover your face, and print the
bag. You'll need a United States passport,picture on photo-quality paper to ensure
the all-critical key to successful travelclarity. If the photo is too dark, your
beyond U.S. borders. New government travelapplication might be rejected, and you will
rules that went into effect in 2007 requirehave wasted valuable time. 4. Make sure you
that all U.S. citizens have a valid passporthave your birth certificate. If you are
when traveling by air to and from Bermuda,applying for your first passport, or if you
the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada. Thisneed new passport and don't have your old one
legislative change resulted in unprecedentedhandy, you will need a certified copy of your
demand for passports over the summer. In Junebirth certificate as proof of U.S.
of 2007, the U.S. State Department reportedcitizenship. All official birth certificates
that there were nearly three millionmust be processed through the city, county or
applications pending for passports, pushingstate where you were born. If you can't find
the turnaround time from the standard four toyour old copy and need new one fast, you can
six weeks to twelve weeks or longer. Don'tvisit the vital records office in the city
let your travel plans get sidelined beforewhere you were born, if you still live there,
they ever get off the ground. To ensure yourand request the record in person. Or, you can
trip is smooth and delay-free, keep theseavoid the hassle of driving, parking and
five passport guidelines in mind: 1. Bewaiting in line, and simply order the record
mindful of the expiration date. If you've hadonline through the company authorized by
a passport for a while, take a moment togovernment vital records agencies
check the expiration date; you won't be ablenationwide--VitalChek Network, Inc. a
to travel if the date has already passed. IfChoicePoint company. With online expedited
it expires after you leave, you may haveordering services available at you have a
problems being allowed back into the country.safe, convenient and quick way to get a
Also, bear in mind that certain countriescertified copy of your birth records at
require that passports be valid for three toaffordable prices set in conjunction with the
six months after your arrival. The exactgovernment agencies. 5. Carry a photocopy of
amount of time varies, so contact the U.S.your passport. What do you do if you lose
State Department or your travel agent for theyour passport while you're in a foreign
entry requirements for your destination. 2.country? Report it to the local police in
Apply as far in advance as possible. Thecase it was stolen and contact the nearest
first six months of the year are the busiestU.S. Embassy or Consulate. The more
for passport agencies, so give yourself atinformation you have about your missing
least two months if you're ordering withpassport (the passport number, when and where
regular delivery or three weeks for expeditedit was issued, etc.) can help speed up the
service (add an extra $60 to your passportprocess of getting a replacement so you can
fees for expedited service). Traveling withinreturn home. Make a photocopy of your
14 days? Make an appointment with the closestpassport before you leave on your trip and
regional passport office. You can check thekeep it in a suitcase or purse, just in case.
State Department Web site ( for locations orYou may even want to leave a second photocopy
visit the trusted passport expeditingof your passport with a family member at home
services posted on 3. Take a clear photofor  additional  security.
following passport photo guidelines. There's
no need to wait in line at a photo studio.For almost 20 years, VitalChek has provided
Your local copy shop or drugstore may beAmericans with official government issued
equipped to take instant passport photos atvital records, including of birth
an affordable rate. You'll need two copies (2certificates, death certificates, marriage
inches by 2 inches in size) of the samerecords and divorce records. We do this as an
photo, but photocopies are unacceptable, evenofficial service provider for over 600
if you use a good color printer. Your headgovernment agencies in the United States.
must take up 50 percent of the photo, so



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