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August 04, 2006
"Passport Day" may offer some help
Starting December 31, 2006, a passport will be required for all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, all travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada must have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States.
But as many travelers know, getting your passport may be a little confusing.
“Normally you can go to a post office that handles passports and get them there, but a lot of people don’t know the process,” Gail Carpenter, manager of The Travel Authority Inc./American Express in Mariemont, said.
To help people through the passport ordeal, the village Travel Authority Inc./American Express branch will be hosting “Passsport Day” Aug. 29, 2006. Representatives of the Butler and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts will be in the office to help travelers obtain new passports.
“This will be easy. You will fill out an application, get a photograph, and it costs the same. We are just providing a public service,” Carpenter said. Total costs will be $104 and the passport is valid for 10 years.
What to bring:
• a certified, state issued birth certificate
• current driver’s license
• expired passports, if applicable
• cash, check or money order payable to Butler County clerk of courts for $37 per person (includes fee for passport photos taken)
• cash, check or money order payable to U.S. Department of State for $67 per person 16 years and older ($52 per person 15 years and younger)
• appropriate passport photo attire
For more information regarding the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
And for more information regarding “Passport Day”, contact Gail Carpenter, Manager The Travel Authority Inc./American Express 6800 Wooster Pike Cincinnati, OH 45227 (513) 272-2887 fax (513)272-4355 toll free (1-888)853-7448.
Posted by johnston at August 4, 2006 12:41 PM