Should I get a passport to go to Jamaica?

[aiex]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: aiex
Get a passport, you're going to have to at some point in the future anyway

Why would you say that? I'm 23 and have never had a passport, and dont plan on ever getting one.

Maybe its a british thing but i've been lucky enough to goto 26 differnt countries at 21 and i'd say its probably my most prised posession. Don't get me wrong, i lived in the states for a year and loved it but there is so much more outside it! Convinced my girlfriend over there to get a passport, she was skeptical for the same reason as u, she traveled a bit with me though and then caught the bug, you wouldnt see her without it now either!

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: aiex

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: aiex
Get a passport, you're going to have to at some point in the future anyway

Why would you say that? I'm 23 and have never had a passport, and dont plan on ever getting one.

Maybe its a british thing but i've been lucky enough to goto 26 differnt countries at 21 and i'd say its probably my most prised posession. Don't get me wrong, i lived in the states for a year and loved it but there is so much more outside it! Convinced my girlfriend over there to get a passport, she was skeptical for the same reason as u, she traveled a bit with me though and then caught the bug, you wouldnt see her without it now either!

I'm not skeptical. I have no desire whatsoever to leave the country. Unless its part of my job of course.

 

[acemcmac]

It's a great document to have. Incase you never bothered to read the inside of it, there's a letter from the secretary of state demanding your clear and uninhibited passage on behalf of the might of the US Govt, which is pretty cool.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: Indolent

Originally posted by: Ameesh
international travel is about a 100x easier with a passport. just get one, trying to use a birth certificate is about the easiest way to grief yourself and all the stupid airport employees.

That's kinda what I figured. I just thought I would get ATOT's opinion.

You can get in and out of Jamaica with a birth certificate and a DL, but as stated, its so much faster and easier with a passport.

And if you are married, you must have copy of your marriage license if you are using the non-passport method.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
It's a great document to have. Incase you never bothered to read the inside of it, there's a letter from the secretary of state demanding your clear and uninhibited passage on behalf of the might of the US Govt, which is pretty cool.

heh, yep.

Also nice to know anywhere I go, no matter what happens (civil war, strife, riots, strife, etc) I can walk up to a well guarded armed embassy and say "let me in, I'm a citizen"