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## TRAVEL/ADVICE
# Check Your Passport Expiration Date
## Avoid Travel Mishaps
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> “In 1990, only 5 percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48 percent.” — the [State Department](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/passports/passport-processing-updates.html#:~:text=Current%20Processing%20Times%3A%20Processing%20times,which%20costs%20an%20additional%20%2460.).
If anyone has any upcoming summer travel plans and is thinking about traveling overseas, do not forget to double-check the expiration date on your passport. If your passport is set to expire in one year, it is time to renew it.
I learned the lesson the hard way.
Several years back, I was all set to travel to London on holiday with my husband and son. My husband had business there, so my toddler son and I decided to tag along and visit my mother-in-law, who lives there.
> At the airport check-in counter, the agent informed me that my passport had expired, and she could not let me fly on the plane. It was disappointing, to say the least.
My husband travels internationally for business frequently, so his passport is always up to date. He went to London on his business trip. My son and I canceled our trip altogether. Fortunately, we were able to get a full refund for our flight.
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