Gaucho - 4-10-2009 at 12:45 PM
Just an FYI.
I had to renew my passport. I sent all the paperwork in on 3/19 and got my passport on 4/9. I thought that was pretty fast considering I just sent it
snail mail with no rush put on it. Now if I can just make the time to use it!!
Have a Happy Easter everybody!!
Bajahowodd - 4-10-2009 at 01:01 PM
My wife had to get a replacement for a lost passport recently. Went to the local PO. Received the new one in one week! Obviously, they fixed the
processing problems.
BajaNuts - 4-10-2009 at 01:45 PM
Just saw some ads on the tellie about needing a passport to get back into WA from Canada. Or one of the travel ID cards- (I think it's SENTRI and
something else-)
I might consider getting one of the SENTRI cards even though I don't cross borders very often, just to help expedite a Mexico crossing. Passport
turnarounds are MUCH faster. I think they had such a huge flood of applications when the regulations changed, and now it's settled down to a normal
volume of applications.
CaboRon - 4-10-2009 at 02:39 PM
I did not realize that Sentri Card was offered at the Canadian border also.
Is that true ?
CaboRon
thebajarunner - 4-10-2009 at 02:48 PM
We got my wife's passport back in about ten days and her passport card in two weeks.
Be sure to apply for both when you renew,
it is a great comfort to have positive citizenship i.d. in your wallet at all times.
She used it last month at airport security, on a domestic flight, just checking to see how it would be handled.
No problemo.
fandango - 4-10-2009 at 07:12 PM
caboron:
i think the canadian card is called nexus.
go to:
apps.cbp.gov/bwt/
that site shows all border crossings with wait times, lists nexus at the northern borders.
BajaNuts - 4-11-2009 at 08:07 AM
http://www.getyouhome.gov/html/lang_eng/eng_ttp.html
Here's a link to the WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative)-Trusted Traveler Program-
Nexus is for Canada
Sentri is for Mexico
FAST is for commercial truck drivers
and they also have a state issued Enhanced Driver's License which shows citizenship as well as DL info. Currently only WA and NY have the Enhanced
DL. What I saw on the TV was probably the Nexus and EDL.
There's supposed to be some further changes coming June 1, 2009 for what can be used where as ID. Several sites with good info available by googling
WHTI.
[Edited on 4-11-2009 by BajaNuts]