I took my dad to the airport b/c he's going to American Samoa, and the airline worker almost didn't let him on his flight because even though his passport expires in August, she said he was supposed to have renewed his passport 6 months prior to its expiration date. What???????
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Luckily I was there b/c he was a bit flustered trying to understand why that is, & I being the inquisitive, hyper-vigilant, daddy's girl that I am had a lot of questions. Starting with: what??? What's the point of an expiration date if the real expiration date is 6 months prior?
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& how was he supposed to know this? After consulting her super, they were allowing him to go to Am. Samoa, but upon return, he has to show his Certificate of Identity (since he's not a U.S. citizen). He didn't have it on him, b/c why would he? His passport isn't expired.
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I asked her if he'll be able to show his doesn't-expire-til-August passport, U.S. drivers license, or his military ID, and she said no. He has to show his Certificate of Identity. So now when he's in Am. Samoa, he has to go obtain another C.I. in order to come back.
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I'm frustrated. This man has 3 valid forms of I.D., gave 20 years to the U.S. Army, & still risks complications coming back to the U.S. if things don't go as planned when obtaining his C.I. Not to mention: he's going to Am. Samoa for a funeral. And now: has to worry about this.
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I feel mad emotional thinking about all of this. This is just a sliver into the acculturative stress that immigrant families deal w/ when it comes to travel, immigration status, language barriers, & the U.S.'s ability to enforce laws created under the guise of "citizenship".
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American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where this hold up happens, due to its unincorporated territorial status. Despite being a U.S. territory: you need a passport to travel to and from American Samoa. No other U.S. territory requires this.
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I mean I need a passport traveling to/from Guam and the CNMI as well. But then again I've never traveled without it...
Otherwise they take a birth certificate and other form of government ID if travel is through Hawaii.
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