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I'm actually finally going to be able to schedule my trip....yippee!! I've found conflicting information online. Do I need a passport to visit Belize? I've got an appointment to apply for a passport(going to get it whether I strictly need it or not)....but I need to know if I should delay my trip till I get it or not. I'm hoping to come down the first part of June if I don't need a passport and probably the first part of July if I have to have a passport. Thanks ya'll!

Gypsy, here is some good information that was just posted a week or so ago... yes, you need one.

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How funny... u beat me to it TQ! Here's the link for more passport info in the US again:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

um, there is also a site called www.GOOGLE.com. you can always google if you need a passport for a destination.

spl, how does google get you a passport? Or did you mean to say, you can use google to find websites that may tell you whether or not you need a passport for specific destinations?

TxGypsy, my husband and I will be on AC from July 8-13. We got our passports a few days ago. It took about 5 weeks. Make sure when you go to the passport office (we went to our local post office) you have a CERTIFIED copy of your birth certificate, not just a COPY of the certified copy (clear as mud, huh??). They will keep the birth certificate but return it with your passport. We brought pictures taken at a place that does passport pictures, but they re-did them in the post office. Said they weren't close up enough. Hope that helps!

kelly d, are yoy saying a copy of a long lost original is no good?

deac, are we to infer that you have not yet obtained your passports??

Yes. Being adopted can be a prob.

go read this:

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html

not being cruel here, but didn't you think about before, in your earlier planning??

Yes, but as I said with no real birth certificate it has been a problem. Been trying to get it together for awhile. With only a partical ID it has been taking awhile. Any suggestions gladly accepted.

so, you bought your tickets without a guarantee of your passport?

Yes, but not worried. Everything comes on time. Never late , never early. Sounds stupid I know. But He will come through.

deacon...i was adopted at birth, and had to go thru the state where i was born...not the county or city...being that the records were sealed it took a little longer, and could not be done by phone...had to send any documents pertaining to the adoption...fortunately my adoptive parents had my adoption papers and a copy of my birth certificate...it took a few weeks longer than it did for my friend, who just applied for a regular certified birth certificate...and if i remember correctly, the cost was around $10.00 more...good luck...kerry

kerry, thankyou. I have another 3 weeks to get this together.

Deacon, yes, the original copy, not a copy of the original copy. (Who's on first?) It has to have the original seal from the state or county, like an embossed seal, or a colored seal or some such official sh*t. But if you had that at one time and now just have a basic copy, it won't work. Stop into any main branch post office with a passport office and show them what you have. Hopefully, I'm wrong and what you have will work!

Sent to the hospital I was born. Their copy will not be good?

Went thru this 6 years ago. Was to go to London for a week to visit my daughter who was in school there for a semester. Passport office said no, must have certified copy, and because of adoption, did not have. I was adopted at birth, and it seems that my adoptive parents never registered the adoption with the state of Ohio, therefore no birth certificate. It took ten weeks, about $200 in overnight fees, etc. and a lot of anxiety, but, yeah, it finally came 3 days before the trip was scheduled. I finally got a certified copy of my birth certificate a couple of years ago. Good luck, Deacon+!

Deacon,

Try a site called Vitalchek.com. A few years back I renewed my son's passport. The envelope came back with the passport and birth certificate and like a dope I accidently threw away the BC. Ugghhh. I went online to Vitalchek and was able to get a new certificate ( I made sure to get two!) pretty quickly. I just looked at the site and there is a question and answer section regarding adopted children.Follow the steps ect., for your state. Maybe it will help but you had better get moving!!!! Good luck. Rhonda

YES---YOU, my friend

My passport should get here some time next week....hopefully. I paid for the expedited service. They took my picture at the post office where I applied. The grand total was right at $200 and supposedly I will get my passport in 2 weeks time. Now if only that check I've been wait on for over a month will get here so I can finance my trip I just might be able to enjoy some sun and sand before I'm old and gray

Anybody else going in mid June?

$200 for 2 weeks? Yikes! Where do you live?

Here in Houston you can get one for $160 in as little as 4 hours!

TQ... when I need one a few years ago that exactly what I did in downtown Houston. Paid the extra few $$ and waited. Bang, all done and I was on my way. Ok, many years ago.

Except when I did it, I think it was $89.00 for immediate service.

Denny, you should have come to see me. I work the building just cattycorner to the Passport Office.