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I am debating on whether I truly need one.

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If you are going out of country, I thought it was required?

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I was told by my coordinator that yes, I absolutely need one. Others on here have said they made it through with a birth certificate, but I'm not taking my chances.

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Yes you need one even if I are going on a cruise out of the country now the laws just changed

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We just went on a cruise, the rule says that if your ship departs and returns to the same US port, that you do not need one, however if you are in another country and someone in your party has an accident, you will not be able to stay with them, you will be required to go back to the ship (IMO, I would have one, we do so that we will never have to deal with that situation)

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The law says that you need one, some people manage to get by without one, but I wouldn't debate the need for one, I'd just order it. Besides, they're valid for a while so just consider it your incentive to take a trip to europe/asia/wherever after :)

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It makes things easier if you have one, but they will not deny you entry if you have other supporting documents. More than one person who had surgery near my date in June did not have passports. They re-entered with birth certificates.

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You can also get a passport card for $30 bucks

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Where n how....???!!???

go to travel.state.gov it tells you all about it.

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I had heard yes & no about it too, but was really glad I did. The guard inspected our passports carefully and asked us questions about our names and why we were travelling in Mexico. I'm sure it would have been fine, but since he pulled us for further review over because of a passport question, I was glad we all had passports. I wouldn't have wanted to miss my plane because I didn't have it.

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Well I applied for my passport card yesterday. I hope it arrives in time for Janaury 4.

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I want one however I wonder if I should wait till all the weight loss or get it well I'm still heavy?

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I had to have one to cross over the boarder

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