Karibu Trips

Your passport: six checks before you book anything

Most travel problems start with the passport. Six quick checks that save trips.

  1. Validity: at least six months after your return date.
  2. Blank pages: at least two, side by side.
  3. Condition: no water damage or torn pages.
  4. Name: book flights in exactly the same spelling.
  5. Previous visas: keep old passports — they help visa applications.
  6. Copies: keep a photo of the photo page on your phone and in your email.

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