Can I use my Military passport to travel for vacation?

by Amanda
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Question: I am in the U.S. Military and I have a U.S. Military Passport. I would like to travel to the Caribbean. Can I use this passport to travel?

Answer: Your no-fee passport can only be used when traveling overseas in discharge of your official duties. For personal travel, you must to use a regular-fee tourist passport.

You may have both a valid tourist passport and a valid no-fee tourist passport at the same time.

For information about applying for a new tourist passport, click the link below.

How to Get a New Passport

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