Do you need a valid united states passport to travel within the united states domestically?

Question

I wanna travel to seattle by plane and i live in new jersey, i have a expired passport though, i have a valid drivers license and i am a united states citizen

Answer 1

No passports are needed to travel within the U.S. Just be sure to bring your driver's license with you - that's all you need. That and your ticket, of course.

Have a safe trip!

Answer 2

Come for a visit! All we'd like to see is that you follow the road rules here. You don't need any passport even an expired one with a photo should you need photo ID for anything. And if you drive come with a current drivers license and don't forget that you get a free RIGHT hand turn at the stop lights/signs here You'll get honked at more than oce until you get the hang of it. Just make sure you don't pull out in front of anybody. You also get a free left hand turn onto a one way street too! But one way streets aren't that common unless you are downtown Seattle. Be paitient with the traffic, we ALL know it sucks here. Visit Pike Place market and watch them throw fish! Visit the Space Needle, eating in the restaurant will cost you A LOT, like $150 for two, so just visit the sightseeing level! Its really cool, even in the rain. Take a walk-on Washington State Ferry ride. Drive down to Mount Rainer one day, you'll get a taste of the forest and GREEN here. Also visit Underground Seattle at Pioneer Square downtown, wear shoes if you can and not sandles. Take your own flashlight, you can buy em for about $2 so you can explore the backares of the Underground where most can't see. But stay with the group ok> You can indeed get lost downthere easily! Its really cool! Going to a Baseball or any athletic game will cost you a fortune, for two people probably close to $85-$100. Got to the Seattle Center-Pacific Science Center, you might want to see the Laser show they put on too> Its a WOW experience not something every city has to offer! The Fountain there is really fun to watch too, even on a drizzly day! As you can see the Pike Place Market and all the other stuff I mentioned is all where you WON'T GET WET IF IT RAINS! This should keep you busy for at least a week. Don't forget to purchase a Starbucks coffee, I like (and most order) the 20ox Vanilla Latte, or a 20oz Mocha (chocolate flavor) Latte, will run you about $4.50 each. Great for that visit to Pike Place Market! There are Latte stands of all kinds ALL over, you needn't go to "Starbucks unless you want to. We were the beginnng of the Latte craze that now runs the nation. Be sure to ask for a "sleeve" when you go to pick yours up when its ready, sometimes the cups get really hot and a "sleeve" helps your fingers from burning! Savor it, we Seattleites drink a latte everymorning on our drive to work! But, like I said beware of the traffic, you'll see lots of road construction as we try and take care of the situation. The art scene here is out of this world. Jimmy Hendricks was born here! Same with Kurt Cobain! Music, glass art, paintings, museums galore, you'll love it here. Everyone in the Nation is moveing here to get away from the hurricans, tornadoes, floodig, massive cold weather and snow in the Upper East areas, earthquakes, need I say more. You'll LOVE it here, but please, go home, everybody is moving here, you may decide to do the same.

Answer 3

it is not required for domestic travel but it would be a good idea to make it valid because you will have to have one to travel anywhere outside the us (even canada or mexico):

New Requirements for Travelers


The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be 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.
This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who currently are not required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the implementation of this requirement.

Answer 4

You not need a passport, YET! Soon it may be required for across State line travel, but, not now. Driver License/Picture I.D. should be OK, I think you need to show it when you Board the Plane.

Answer 5

you do not need a passport to travel in any of the 50 states if you are a us citizen

Answer 6

You don't need a passport to travel within the US...yet. I'm thinking that what with the patriot act and other erosions of our freedoms, it won't be long before there are stormtroopers on every corner asking to see our "papers".

Answer 7

Passports are for internantional travel. You're fine with a current driver license.

Answer 8

We are not Europe. You do not need your passport for anything domestically. If someone is asking for your passport then something is wrong.

All you need is proof of who you are (like drivers license)

Answer 9

No, a US citizen is free to travel anywhere on American soil, as long as your not under some kind of court order, go where ever you want.

Answer 10

no you do not i am a travel agent only out of the country and that is in effect of dec.31 06 now you only need a birth cirtificate