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Posted: 5/5/2006 4:33:43 PM EDT

Is there any real need to have a passport if you're never going to leave the US?

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:36:37 PM EDT

[#1]

Not that I know of. It'd be another form of photo ID if anything.

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:41:57 PM EDT

[#2]

What if you meet some beautiful rich woman who wants to take you on a tour of the world? It's not that expensive, it's good for 10 years. I have one just in case.

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:42:36 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Is there any real need to have a passport if you're never going to leave the US?

No, but is good to have, if you ever need to go outside the US on a moments notice, for a job or family emergency (ie. kid vacationing in Spain, gets injured, etc).

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:43:14 PM EDT

[#4]

Couldn't hurt

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:44:35 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Is there any real need to have a passport if you're never going to leave the US?

No, but is good to have, if you ever need to go outside the US on a moments notice, for a job or family emergency (ie. kid vacationing in Spain, gets injured, etc).

+1, I think this is the first year that you need one to get to/from Canada.

ETA:

www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/documentary_req.xml

Documentary Requirements for Entry To The United States
Travel from within the Western Hemisphere (North, Central or South America)
U.S. citizens:

* Are exempt from passport requirements. However, it is highly recommended that a U.S. Citizen be prepared to present documentation such as valid or expired U.S. passport, U.S. birth certificate, or Naturalization certificate to avoid delays.
* Exception—travel from Cuba, valid U.S. passport is required.

Important Note: The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will soon require all travelers to and from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Bermuda to have a passport or other accepted form of documentation to enter or reenter the United States. The program will be rolled out in phases. The proposed timeline is as follows:

* December 31, 2006: Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
* December 31, 2007: Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.

Posted: 5/5/2006 4:47:04 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
What if you meet some beautiful rich woman who wants to take you on a tour of the world? It's not that expensive, it's good for 10 years. I have one just in case.

I don't think that would ever happen

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