As of this month, the U.S. State Department has finally entered the 21st century, allowing eligible travelers to renew their passports completely online. Not only do you get to handle it from the ...

The U.S. Department of State issues two types of government documentation for international travel. These documents allow travelers to have some flexibility in how they are identified while they ...

Now that the Real ID deadline has come and passed, you might be wondering about the difference between a passport book vs. card, and whether they meet the Real ID requirements for domestic or ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Here's why most people don't have a Real ID license: long lines at the DMV. The Real ID Act kicks in Oct. 1, meaning Americans must have proper identification in order to fly on ...

Washington is finally walking the walk when it comes to border security. That may not be a good thing, at least according to some critics. Knowing just who is entering the country is a critical ...

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 740,000 Americans have ordered passport cards, a new document being offered by the State Department to speed border crossings by U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico and the ...

If your legal name no longer matches the name on your passport, you'll need documentation of the change to travel internationally. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who ...

The thought of renewing your passport might make you groan, expecting hours of waiting in a passport office, and sacrificing an entire afternoon in the process. What you might not know, is that there ...