JW - Hacking Through The Red Tape

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The Jewish Week


Hacking Through The Red Tape

12/08/2009


The State Department’s travel information Web site is an essential first step for those planning a trip.

by Hilary Larson

Travel Writer


As I planned my winter travels recently, I found myself mired in a sea of red tape. There were visa requirements to sort out, length-of-stay restrictions to double check, passports to renew. What struck me was how difficult it can be to find the information you need — and how common misconceptions can get you into trouble.

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Snippet(s):

"For anybody planning a trip, the essential first step is to visit the travel information Web site maintained by the United States government: www.travel.state.gov. It has a comprehensive section on passports and visas, and a travel information page for each country in the world, with clearly stated entry and exit requirements. (There is also a list of updated travel warnings for dicey destinations, which read like the plot of an action movie: grim recounts of explosions, killings and terrorist activity.)"