Do You Have A Valid Passport?

[stopbush]

I read that only 5% of Americans have a passport (sort of shows you how interested we are in the rest of the world).

I wonder how DUers compare to the general populace.

[hlthe2b]

1. Thanks for the reminder... mine's about to expire...

[grytpype]

2. I wonder how Repugs compare to Dems!!!!

[Renew Deal]

3. I got itt from Akbar in the Egyptian airport.

Only wanted $100 and a picture.

[Baclava]

4. I do ....

But, how many people are also up on their international travel immunizations like yellow fever, TB, HIV?

[ret5hd]

5. HIV immunization???

ooooookaaaaaaay

[Baclava]

11. ah......oops

sorry - HIV tests

[amazona]

12. where do you need HIV and TB tests to travel ?

Heck, I'm going to Africa, and all I needed was Yellow Fever.

[JVS]

16. I needed one when i lived in Germany

but that was for a year long visa. No test needed just to visit

[amazona]

41. OK good to know NT

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[izzie]

6. I let mine go as I do not plan to travel.

Yar I am in the 5%.but I am interested in the rest of world just not in travel anymore.

[amber dog democrat]

7. 5%

of Ameicans is still alot. My latest passport is actually being used now.
Even use in when I go to Mexico.

[SheilaT]

8. So do three of the four

other people who live in this household.

But DU is filled with world travelers, we all know that.

Added on edit:

I have rarely gone anywhere that required vaccinations. I am old enough to have gotten several smallpox vaccinations before this country finally stopped requiring them, around 1976 as I recall.

[MGKrebs]

9. I just got mine renewed, but

they put a big stamp on it that says 'No Re-Entry". Should i be worried?

[aQuArius]

10. Valid until 2007, who wants to go on vacation?

I wanna take a trip out of this country for a while, any takers?

[soothsayer]

13. gack! it's expired

what's the renewal process?

[amazona]

15. so easy now

You can get it done at the post office. Bring your old passport.

I'm in AAA so I get free passport photos there...take them to the post office. It's pretty much done.

Huge improvement over the bad old days when it was an act of Congress practically to get my passport.

[Melsky]

18. Renew by mail

I just did. I actually took the stuff into a passport renewal office at a library, because I didn't want to mail it in. The guy working there told me that I could just mail it, because that is all he was going to do, and sending it in yourself is 30 bucks cheaper. It only took 2 weeks from when I mailed it to when I got it.

If you are applying for the first time you still have to go in person though.

http://travel.state.gov/passport_renewal.html

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

14. I have to get one soon

I'm going to Spain in April. But no, I currently do not have one.

[Fleshdancer]

17. My husband and I use to live overseas

2 years in Japan. Our daughter was born there too so all 3 of us have valid passports.

For the record, holding an infant in a photo booth in a way that the parent can't be seen AND having the baby look straight foward for the camera is not easy. Just in case you were wondering. (The US Embassy didn't have someone there to take the passport photo so we had to do the booth instead)

[hellhathnofury]

19. Yes...just in case.

[corporatewhore]

20. interested but very poor never beenoutside us save

for mexico to see family and to buy cheap meds

[jonnyblitz]

21. just got a new one in October.

but I had a government and a civilian one in the 80's while in the military.

[The White Rose]

22. I read somewhere that only 7% have passports,

and just 10% of that 7% have ever used them!!! Explains a lot, I think...

[corporatewhore]

23. id love to go out and see the world but am poor !!!1

[Piperay]

24. Just because you don't have a passport

doesn't mean that you aren't interested in the rest of the World or traveling :argh:. Sometimes you don't get to travel because life interfers. :-(

[fujiyama]

25. What's more sad...

is the percentage of those serving in Congress that have a valid passport.

[matcom]

26. YUP. using it in 12 days

headed for Mexico don't you know :)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

27. I have two

Brazilian and Spanish. Very useful.

Is Spain still a no-visa-needed country in the USA?

[Kellanved]

28. AFAIK all EU countries still are

And the deadline for an electronic passport has been pushed back. (they pushed it back after I got one - :grr: so I've voided my old one without need)

[Braden]

29. four valid passports in my house, four active world travelers

My four year old has been to France, England and Ireland twice.my two year old has been to Ireland and England.

[Maeve]

30. I had planned to get the kids their passports over the holidays

But between the rush and bouts of flu, it didn't happen. Got all we need to do it but the pictures...and the round tuit.

[Braden]

33. are you planning a trip?

if you haven't taken them to Europe don't fret it too much. My family were aghast when we told them about the first trip and now they come to expect it from us.

Someone once told me that a kid's world is big enough they dont need to travel, I booked a trip to Ireland within days of hearing that one.

[Maeve]

35. We want to leave the possiblility open

Both boys are in their teens, you see. The girls are a bit younger. We may not be able to take them traveling for a couple of years, but we got the traveling bug this summer and I'd like to think we'll be able to go at some point.

[Braden]

38. excellent!

at a minimum you are looking at 60 days to get a passport and airfare deals come out of the blue so its a good plan.

[Buns_of_Fire]

31. Had one. It expired in 2000, never used.

I spent all my international travel funds getting the passport. :shrug:

[CWebster]

32. Yeah, but with the weak dollar

who can afford to use it?

[amazona]

42. well europe is pretty scary that's for sure

The Latin American currencies are still pretty shaky so the Americas still hold great deals.

Panama uses the U.S. dollar and it's a beautiful country with lots of wildlife and birds, very friendly, and I thought it was reasonably priced. For one example. I stayed in Gamboa where they have a luxury resort in the rain forest.

[Robb]

34. Grandma's advice on this one:

Always have a valid passport, current resume, and $100 cash to grab.

I've taken her advice on other issues over the years, and she's not let me down yet. ;)

[RebelOne]

36. I have one, but it's not valid anymore.

Haven't traveled out of the country for quite a while.

[LWolf]

37. Maybe

I don't know if it expired; I haven't looked at it in a few years. I got it for a planned trip which didn't happen, and have never had the opportunity to use it.

[Mass_Liberal]

39. American AND

European Union passport BABY!!!! WOOHOOO! If Bush screws up the country bad enough I have outs. I can live and work anywhere in the EU. Paris, London, Rome, here I come. In case of emergencies.

[GOPisEvil]

40. I've thought about doing that, too.

I was born in Greece, and could claim dual citizenship if I wanted. I looked into the process a while back, but I've forgotten all the information. I'd have to re-research it. It might be worthwhile though...

[bratcatinok]

43. I don't have a passport

When I had the money to go abroad, I didn't have the time. Now that I have the time I don't have the money.

There are a number of places I would love to go see but without sufficient funds to do it, it's only a dream.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

44. I got my passport within 48 hours

Fed Exed the application to San Francisco on a Wednesday afternoon , and by Friday morning my passport was in my hands in NC . I found a site on the internet. Excellent service !

[Skittles]

45. yes

I visit relatives in England sometimes ( me mum is a Brit)

[Bertha Venation]

46. Never had the means to leave the country--doesn't mean I'm not interested.

My great desire to visit other countries is hampered by the fact that I have no means to do so. I want to go to Greece & its surrounding countries, to Germany to see if my surname really is as thick in the phonebooks there as "Smith" is here, and to Australia, New Zealand, and just about anywhere in South America.