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> you can leave your passport in your hotel room I generally do this anyway; about the only time I carry a passport while just out and about in another country
by devilbunny 1y ago
> you can leave your passport in your hotel room
I generally do this anyway; about the only time I carry a passport while just out and about in another country (note: not risky ones) is if making large purchases that will be VAT-refundable. Do merchants accept the card in lieu of passport for verifying you for VAT exemption? Many will take a photo on the phone, but not all.
- kylehotchkiss 1y agoI used it in South Asia for ID purposes. There’s a lot of going to photocopier businesses to get duplicates of things (gvmt offices won’t do that for you), so it’s nice that middlemen aren’t getting your home address
- devilbunny 11mo agoUS passports do not have home addresses or Social Security numbers. Date and place of birth (state, not city) only. Probably not much safer, but there it is.