{"id":1508,"date":"2014-07-20T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T17:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/3-travel-safety-tips-for-lgbt-parents\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:17:59","slug":"3-travel-safety-tips-for-lgbt-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/3-travel-safety-tips-for-lgbt-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Travel Safety Tips for LGBT Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>3 Travel Safety Tips for LGBT Parents<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230; to the issuance of a U.S. passport for any child under the age of 16. In order to accommodate changing family structures, the passport application form now allows both parents, regardless of their sex, to be listed as parents. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edgeboston.com\/travel\/Features\/162475\/3_travel_safety_tips_for_lgbt_parents\">EDGE Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cruising the blue Danube<\/strong><br \/>\nThe discovery of an expired passport showed how long it had been since I&#39;d last stepped on a ship. That occasion was in Fiji and, despite &#8230; Avalon Australasian managing director Stewart Williams tells us that at 135 metres long and 11.4m wide, the &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/travel\/cruising\/10277340\/Cruising-the-blue-Danube\">Stuff.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>What it takes to get a visa<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first step is the payment of the non-refundable visa application fee. For tourists it is usually $  160. 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