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Passage Eight Passports
If you’ve ever traveled outside the United States, one of the most important tasks you had to complete before your trip was applying for a passport. A copy of your original birth certificate may suffice for short trips to Mexico or the Caribbean, say on a cruise. But, generally speaking, if you want to see the world, you have to have a passport-the only universally accepted form of identification.
In this article, you’ll find out when and why you need a passport and how to apply for one.
What Exactly Is a Passport and How Long Has It Been Around
Passports have been around in some form for hundreds of years. Governments learned long ago that an official document or certification-one that identified a traveler as a citizen or national with a fight to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of his citizenship-is a necessity. Passports, letters of tra
A. have a short trip to Mexico
B. have a long journey to another province in your country
C. want to have a holiday
D. intend to see the whole world