Passports
Passports are obtained through the
Passport Services Division of the Department of State. Through your local passport acceptance agent, usually the Post Office or county courthouse, you can apply for a new passport, renew your old one, or do any of a number of things, including replacing a lost, stolen, or damaged passport, or adding new pages to your existing book.
Traveling OverseasYou've got your passport and you're ready to go on your trip, right? Not quite. You still have to check with the country or countries you'll be visiting to
determine whether or not you'll need a visa. A visa is permission from a country to cross their borders and comes in the form of a page inserted in your U.S. Passport. You usually have to mail your passport to the embassy or consulate of the country you'll be visiting, so allow plenty of time to accomplish this.