Get a passport; you won’t regret it
In a Sept. 30 article, “Beat the Crowd: File for a Passport Now,” writer Jane Engle concludes with this travel tip on figuring out current passport rules: “Just hire an attorney.” Perhaps I could offer more useful advice to your readers: Just get a passport.
Rules on what’s needed to cross land borders may change in the coming months, the numbers of passport applicants may change with the season, but one thing will remain constant: An American citizen with a passport will always have the right document for travel in and out of the United States.
For more information, see our website at www.travel .state.gov.
Maura Harty
Assistant secretary for consular affairs,
State Department Washington, D.C.
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