S/O Trip thread - Passports?

i know a few people who have never had passports or it was a one and done a long time ago. you are not alone.

me, i prefer to have a passport because it also serves as back up ID. i like that it doesn't expire for 10 years.

Also, where are you planning to go? Very exciting to be going on your first international trip.

I got my first one when I was a baby as I was born on a US Air Force base in Germany and needed it to come back to the states. That one did lapse for awhile but I have had my current one for most of my adult life.

My brother and SIL are in the process of getting theirs right now and they are 67 and 65. So, you aren't alone. Enjoy your travels!

I got my first one when I was 14 and going to Europe.
I went to Canada a bunch as a kid, so you must not have needed one to go there in the past.

I had one as a young teen but have never had one as an adult, I’m in my mid-30s and just filled out the paperwork last week.

My folks are in their 70s and no passports and no plans to get them. Not sure where I picked up the travel bug, but definitely not them! Where are you planning on going?

My mom is 62 and just got what I believe is her first one this year. I don't think she and my dad needed them in '85 when they went to Mexico for their honeymoon, but I could be wrong.

Dad got one a few years ago so he could go to Banff. I think he got one in 1970, though, because he went to the then-USSR and a few sites in Europe after graduating high school.

Eventually DH and I will get ours, as we've discussed possible trips to Canada (and he surprised me by mentioning maybe Europe one day - he detests flying, but he loves history (and cheese) (and trains), and his late uncle was stationed there for a few years, so it'd be neat to see what he got to).

When I was 6 the entire family went back to Britain for a holiday (from Canada) and I'm pretty sure us kids didn't have passports. I do wonder which of my parent's had five minors listed on their passport and will have to ask dad(94).

All my "international" travel was between Canada and the USA until my early 20s and no passport was needed. I mentioned on a thread not long ago that my girlfriends and I used to take weekend shopping trips to Seattle before we even had driver's licenses. We checked into hotels on our own with no credit cards or ID. 

From my first adult trip to Europe in the early 80s I have had an active passport. Since becoming a US citizen, I've always had both passports. We were able to get expedited US passports issued the day after our citizenship ceremony because we were heading to a wedding in Canada the next day.

I completely understand why someone who has never needed a passport would never apply for one. And I want to know where you are going, too, leeny.

Same, except I was 3 months old

I got a passport when I was 30 and moving to hong kong. my son was born there so he got one at 3 weeks. my other two kids got passports at age 4 when we were planning to move to japan (we didn't end up going). so everyone has one. the kids all went on overseas trips in high school so it was handy to have one.

my dad had a heck of a time getting a passport at 60. his birth certificate did not have his given name and he had to find a relative who could attest to his identity. He had one cousin in her 90's.

we travel overseas a lot. and some of our kids do too.

I've had one most of my adult life but let its lapse during Covid. Plan is to get a new one for 2025.

You have my husband beat.. he's 58 and no passport and probably won't ever get one at this point. 

I’ve had 2, don’t currently have one. One when I was a kid, and one as an adult.

I don’t plan on traveling abroad, so I don’t need one. My state issued driver license is valid for almost 8 more years.