Passport Question?

Question

My friend was denied a passport recently because he owes back child support. His boss paid for him and all of his co-workers to go on a cruise to Mexico. Does he need a passport?

Thank you for all your answers. I hope this teaches him to pay his child support.

Answer 1

He should take the money for the cruise, and use it to pay down the back child support. Then, while his co-workers are gone, he can do overtime to cover them, and pay it down even more.

What kind of low-life even THINKS about going on a foreign vacation when they haven't even been supporting their child?

Technically speaking, under *US law*, Americans do not yet need a passport to travel to Mexico. BUT.... since Mexicans now need a passport to visit the US, Mexico has started requiring them from American tourists, so the cruise line won't let him board without one.

Richard

Answer 2

Yes! We are going on a cruise in July and you need a passport for Mexico!

Answer 3

Air travel: Passports are now required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from any international destination via air, with the exception of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Land and sea travel: From January 31, 2008 to summer 2008, U.S. citizens traveling to or from the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, the Caribbean, and Mexico via land or sea ports must present a government-issued photo ID in addition to proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate. (A voter’s registration card and social security card are not considered to be proof of citizenship.) Children under the age of 16 do not require a government-issued photo ID.


Summer 2008 rules: Beginning as early as summer 2008, passports will be required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from the United States via land, sea, and air—regardless of destination.

Answer 4

i think you should look into the rules about this
i heard after the new year
theres a thing witht north american continent - like if its mexico or canada you can easily get without one
however if its a flight to another continent then no way
but if your just doing it thtough a cruise with work! then i thinik you should be ok.
you should like google it...
.ask this question over in the travel catagory.. those people are geniuses wen it comes to traveling k

Answer 5

Yes, passports needs to be stamped when getting in and out of any border of the country. Why don't the guy get a lawyer who can help him out? Or better still, if he has money, tell him to pay it off.

Answer 6

I would hate to be him! I guess he better pay it up if he wants to go/ U MUST HAVE A PASSPORT!

Answer 7

Technically the rulae as of now is that you may travel to Mexico without a passport.

But many of the cruise lines are not taking people without passports for several reasons.

One is originally the passport law was suppossed to go in effect in January so the cruise lines already instituted the policy. Another is that Mexico has been turning people away who do not have passports.

Another is that processing people who don't have a passport takes way longer than people with a passport....... costing the cruise line money. So many are just not taking nonpassport holders regardless of when the law takes effect.

The travel section in my newspaper recently did a huge story on this. Long story short after being told by the travel agent that all would be well sans passport when they went to board the ship they were denied. Many people had called THE CRUISE LINE ITSELF, were told that all would be well only to arrive and be denied boarding. There were also many people who did get on but upon arrival were denied entry into Mexico. Plus if denied boarding there is NO REFUND and the courts have upheld this when people tried to sue.

So if your freind wants to chance being really embarrased he best not go. .

Answer 8

yes!