New Passport Safety Tips for 2025

by | Apr 13, 2025 | Travel Hacks, Travel Tips, TSA/Airport Security

Here are the new passport tips if traveling in 2025,

There are things to do with your passport before you travel. 

Bar code on your passport:

  1. Must have a reader to know it, so…if someone steals your phone, they will only see a bar code.
  2. Have paper copies
  3. If you take a pic of your passport info, you can hide the image in notes after taking that pic so that 

I would take a photo of my credit card with its phone number and have that in a hidden part as well.

If a criminal has high tech radio frequency identification reader (RFID), she or he can only steal your passport information if the book is open and if it is within 6 inches.

OR

If he or she can steals your passport.

Here are 6 quick travel tips to protect your passport:

  1. Hidden money belt – not worn in TSA line and not reach for in public
  2. For over 20 years we have kept our passports in the hotel room safe and never had anything stolen.
    • One tip is that your credit cards have more personal information on them than a passport so use an RFID blocking wallet or just a sleeve or two deep within your bag.
    • Another tip is to divide those cards. One in your sock’s hidden pocket and one in your wallet.
    • HUGE tip is do not use the card slots because you have to take your eyes off of your surroundings for too long to find the perfect slot.
  3. Tip to protect your passport is to, if carrying it through a high tourist pickpocket area, have it in an inner zipped pocket of your slash-resistant crossbody bag. Mine and 2 others have wire mesh panels.
    • This is why it helps:
      • Slows down a thief from stealing your passport. They are trained to be swift at picking your pockets. If it takes them too long, they will move on and skip you!
      • So we have done our best by hiding it deep within, not reaching for it and slowing them down with wire mesh or a wire in the strap.
  4. Many of our travel community are worried about their passport getting stolen midflight or in the airport.
    • Here is what you do in the TSA line:
      • Show your passport to the airport security officer.
      • Stow it inside your personal item bag and within a zipped pocket.
      • Or make sure it is in that pocket before you board the airplane.
  5. If you are really worried, just have zipper clips or locking zipper clips.
    • My tip: practice the locking ones. Not the easiest if you have large fingers.
    • I think the clips are super effective.
  6. Important tip to do before you fly to a foreign country:
    • Find the United States embassy for that country.
    • If lost, usembassy.gov to find the website.
      • Phone number
      • Address
      • Website

All of these tips will help give you peace of mind when traveling through a crowded tourist area with a passport.