by Ned S. Levi | Sep 2, 2013
Many vacationers these days are reserving space on winter cruises in the warm waters of the Caribbean. For more than a few, it will be their first trip out of the US, and I’ve been asked in numerous emails recently if it’s necessary to get a passport for...
by Ned S. Levi | Jan 26, 2009
This year will bring big changes for U.S. and foreign travelers. For American travelers, the Transportation Security Administration is taking over running Secure Flight, which will affect how airline passengers make reservations. Also, the new Western Hemisphere...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 11, 2008
For untold numbers of Latinos born in the Southwest who were delivered by midwives, obtaining a passport has become almost an impossibility, according to a class action suit filed by the ACLU on September 9th. The suit alleges the State Department is sending this...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 8, 2008
You might have missed it — I almost did — but at last week’s National Football League opening game between the Giants and Redskins, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a $12 million public service campaign designed to both alert Americans...
by Ned S. Levi | Jul 25, 2008
Travelers, it seems, have a choice these days of whether to travel with a US passport or with the new passport cards being issued by the Department of State. Each has its use, however which is best for what kind of traveler? Beyond saving money, does the new passport...