What type of documents are needed to travel?

What type of documents are needed to travel?

It depends on where you're traveling. If you're traveling domestically, mostly what you'll need is just a state-issue ID. And particularly if you're traveling by air, you'll need that ID to board an airplane and to go through the security check at the airport. If you're traveling internationally, you're going to need a passport and to some countries, you're also going to need what's called a visa. A visa basically is an extra stamp that goes into your passport that allows you entry into that country for a certain period of time. Very often you have to apply through a consulate or through an embassy. If you do need a visa, what you can do is you can check on state.gov and you can find out what countries require a visa. If you do need a visa, you need to have some advance planning. Sometimes it can take up to six weeks to get a visa.