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BajaNomad
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Passport Card Applications Begin February 1st
U.S. PASSPORT CARD APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1
U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. Passport Card beginning February 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document
requirements. We expect cards will be available and mailed to applicants in spring 2008.
The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the
Caribbean and Bermuda. The card may not be used to travel by air. It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and
will be adjudicated to the exact same standards.
The Department of State is issuing this passport card in response to the needs of border resident communities for a less expensive and more portable
alternative to the traditional passport book. The card will have the same validity period as a passport book: 10 years for an adult, five for
children 15 and younger. For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. First-time
applicants will pay $45 for adult cards and $35 for children.
To facilitate the frequent travel of U.S. citizens living in border communities and to meet DHS’s operational needs at land borders, the passport card
will contain a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip will link the card to a stored record in secure government
databases.
***There will be no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.***
Source:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt_card/ppt_card_3926.html
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. |
I know I'll have to call for clarification but, mine doesn't expire for six more years. I wonder if I have to wait till then to apply for the more
convenient card.
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DENNIS
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Speaking of calling the passport agency, I had to do that a few years back when I didn't receive my renewed book in the mail. The number I had to
call was 900 number just like the sex phone numbers, $1.50 per minute. I asked the office what that was all about and the lady told me the agency
was trying to be self-sufficient. I started to ask her about taxes but decided to drop it.
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Mango
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. |
I know I'll have to call for clarification but, mine doesn't expire for six more years. I wonder if I have to wait till then to apply for the more
convenient card. |
And I am also interested if you can also have the passport card & book at the same time? I'd think/hope so.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. |
I know I'll have to call for clarification but, mine doesn't expire for six more years. I wonder if I have to wait till then to apply for the more
convenient card. |
Quote from the website
Since the execution fee does not apply to applications for renewals, adult passport holders will pay only $20 for the card. Applicants for both book
and card pay only one execution fee.
This indicates to me that you can hold both. And if you already have a passport you can get the card for $20 right now. You Just use the renewal form.
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DENNIS
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Thanks Mike....Guess I could have looked which is what I'll do with my question about on-line applications.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
For adults who already have a passport book, they may apply for the card as a passport renewal and pay only $20. |
I know I'll have to call for clarification but, mine doesn't expire for six more years. I wonder if I have to wait till then to apply for the more
convenient card. |
Why would you need the "more convenient" card if you have a valid passport good for 6 more years, Dennis?
Deal with it in 5 years. Our pansy-assed politicians will probably have something else to appease those who feel passports are too politically
incorrect for some unseen reason.
One more serious terrorist attack could render "passport light" invalid.
Stick with the real thing. Good for the entire world. Six bucks a year.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Why would you need the "more convenient" card if you have a valid passport good for 6 more years, Dennis?
Deal with it in 5 years. Our pansy-assed politicians will probably have something else to appease those who feel passports are too politically
incorrect for some unseen reason.
One more serious terrorist attack could render "passport light" invalid.
Stick with the real thing. Good for the entire world. Six bucks a year. |
Hook, I agree with everything you say; except , my regular passport does not fit in my wallet. I can either put it in my cars glovebox (susceptible
to theft) or leave it locked up at home or hotel(not a good option if I get pulled over or need to show it to Mexican authorities) The card just
looks very convenient, and would allow me to keep my regular passport locked safely away as a backup or for air travel.
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Eggs-Ackley. I have a passport good for another year or so but plan to get the card for frequent short term border crossings without worrying about
losing or having my passport book stolen. I'll leave it in the ammo box at home and save it for "serious" international travel. Good news for my
wife, her green card continues to be enough although we will see about renewing her Mexican passport anyway and who knows? She may even decide to
finally become a U.S. citizen, now that Mexico says she will always be a Mexican no matter what.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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Carrying a Passport
Back in 1989, I bought Cordura Nylon Passport carriers with velcro closures that have a adjustable cord so that you can carry the passport inside or
outside your shirt with the cord around the neck. Works great for instances where theft is a concern.
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CaboRon
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Sounds like a great idea.... now if I could just get a card to replace that bulky FM 3 ....
CaboRon
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BAJACAT
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Where do I apply for one, the post office like a regular passaport.?
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Bajacat, get the application at the Post Office. It is the same application as the passport, just check the box for the card.
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BAJACAT
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muchas gracias
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Phil C
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If you have SENTRI, will you still need to carry the passport?
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Bob and Susan
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fill out your application on line at
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html
then go...
remember the post office is not the ONLY passport acceptance agency
citys
countys
libraries
etc can do them also
just check it out
make SURE you have a "certified copy" of you birth certif
NOT a hospital copy
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bajaguy
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To summarize, if you do not have a US passport (or a Passport Card), you must present both a birth certificate and a government issued photo ID (could
be a SENTRI card) when reentering the US. This information is important not only to you, but to visitors you may have
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
To summarize, if you do not have a US passport (or a Passport Card), you must present both a birth certificate and a government issued photo ID (could
be a SENTRI card) when reentering the US. This information is important not only to you, but to visitors you may have |
I am reasonably sure that the birth cert. will not cut it any more (definetely on air travel) , you will need a passport or passport card.....
this will at some time , if not already, be the bottom line for land travel also.
CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
fill out your application on line at
http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/forms_847.html
then go...
remember the post office is not the ONLY passport acceptance agency
citys
countys
libraries
etc can do them also
just check it out
make SURE you have a "certified copy" of you birth certif
NOT a hospital copy |
A friend went to the main PO in Yuma and found a long line, calculated it was going to be 2 hrs or more, called me on his cellphone as he'd heard of
alternatives but was suffering from CRAFT (acute CRS). We both know the local Clerk of Superior Court, so I told him to try the courthouse. Got r
done in 15 min.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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CaboRon
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I got mine at city hall.... they even took the photos there and accepted the application. That was in Anaheim, CA.
Ron
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