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Family Vacations: 10 Common Travel Mistakes to Avoid 1 year 49 weeks ago

1. Passport Issues

Be sure both you and your children have valid passports. Every American citizen, including infants, needs a valid passport for travel outside of the USA. Some destinations require passports to be valid for at least 6 months after you arrive so be sure to get your passport renewal done in plenty of time. If you are in a hurry companies like RushMyPassport.com can get it done in as little as 24 hours.

2. Not getting adequate travel insurance

Can I Use a Valid Visa in an Expired Passport? 1 year 21 weeks ago

Adult passports are valid for 10 years after they are issued. Depending on the country, travel visas can also be good for many years as well. Unfortunately, the expiration date on your travel visas is unlikely to coincide with the expiration date on your passport. What do you do if you have valid travel visas in an expired passport?

Do Children Need Passports? 22 weeks 4 days ago

Do children need passports to travel outside the US? That’s a reasonable question. In fact, in the 19th century, the Department of State issued what were called “family passports.” A wife could be listed on her husbands passport and so could their children, allowing the entire family to travel on the same passport. Alternately, children could be listed on their mother’s passport.

How to Renew an Expired Passport 2 years 11 weeks ago

Passports need renewing every 10 years, so if it's been awhile since you have used yours, check the expiration date. The process for passport renewal is much simpler now than in the past--no long wait at the post office required.

Passport Renewal for Children 1 year 35 weeks ago

Child passports only last for 5 years, so if you get a passport for a young child, there is a good chance that you will have to renew it at some point. Passport renewal for children is different from passport renewal for adults.

Unlike adults, who are allowed to renew their passports by mail, children must appear in person at a passport office to renew their passports. Children must also have the consent of both parents in order to apply for a passport renewal until they turn 16. Teens ages 16 and 17 need parental consent from one parent.