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My son leaves for Guam soon and his father insists he needs a passport. My son says he checked and was told that he did NOT. He flies out of Boston to Tokyo and then to Guam.
He was told he just needs his Navy ID.
Can anyone confirm this for me?
Thanks.
MER
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Comment by abbyblue on November 1, 2012 at 8:33pm
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NO he doesn't need one
U.S. citizens do not need a passport if they’re traveling to one of the numerous U.S. territories. These include Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swains Island and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Comment by BunkerQB on November 1, 2012 at 8:43pm
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He doesn't NEED one in Guam (US Territory - see Abby's link above); however, it's always advisable to get one in case if he goes to any foreign country and the military ID is not sufficient. He should go apply for one now. You can mail it to him later. Can't remember how long it takes to process.
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ALSO have to trust the sailor that he knows what he is doing and has been told what he needs,
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Comment by sailorwifenmom on November 3, 2012 at 12:18pm
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While it's a good idea to have a tourist passport for leisure travel, he doesn't need a passport to go to Guam, not just because it's a US territory, but because he is under orders. We just moved back from Japan. Our kids and I needed passports, but my husband, as the Active Duty member, did not. All he needed was his ID and a copy of his orders to go back and forth (including coming back to the States on leave). Also, because the kids and I required one, they provided us with what is called a "no fee" passport. (My husband had one of these issued when he was sent to the Middle East, he was going someplace where the orders and ID combine weren't enough).
The Navy will never require the service member or their dependents to pay for passports for official travel (such as a Pcs). They are a good idea to have, but not required.
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Comment by Anti M on November 5, 2012 at 11:45am
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I always had a civilian passport even when I was active duty in Japan. You never know when MWR is going to offer shopping trips to Korea or jaunts down to Thailand.
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Guam/WarfighterAndFamilyReadiness/Thingsto...
And I suggest to every parent with a child overseas to get their own passport in case they need to go to them in an emergency. Not all flights to Guam are direct from the US.
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Comment by ccpoet on January 2, 2013 at 6:04pm
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Thanks for all the feedback!
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