bajaguy
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Ready Lane expidites return
Interesting article regarding the Ready Lane for returning to the US:
http://tinyurl.com/3lvnruv
[Edited on 5-18-2011 by bajaguy]
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krafty
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This would be great if guests had the necessary encrypted cards....
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BajaGeoff
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My sister tried it out at Otay this week and said it worked well...not as fast as SENTRI but faster than the regular lanes. Hopefully San Ysidro gets
a couple or ten of these lanes soon....
It is important to note that only CARDS with the RFID will work......a regular passport book with the RFID chip does not!
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Gypsy Jan
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Here is Some More Info
http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2011/05/18/5520423.htm
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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conquestkm
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I wonder if any one knows that if you have a 2 yr or older passport as a example ,can you have it reissued to a new one that has the RFID chip in it,
and do you have to pay a whole new fee for that new passport ?
Conquestkm
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BajaGeoff
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It has to be a Passport CARD.....not a passport book!
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
It has to be a Passport CARD.....not a passport book! |
Don't know----
"CBPopened the new lane two weeks ago for vehicle users who have travel document cards that contain Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
technology.Such documents include U.S. passport, SENTRI and new legal permanent resident and border crossing cards. Wireless
technology allows these cards to be read from up to 30 feet away, allowing for faster screening and processing of travelers."
But that would only be the newer ones with the chip.
[Edited on 5-20-2011 by bajalou]
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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BajaBlanca
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we need to find out when they started issuing passports witht he RFID technology ... but that sure is good news !!
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bajalou
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Supposed to have been Oct 2006 when all new passports would have the chip.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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BajaGeoff
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Again....the whole sentence ends with the word CARDS...so it implies the following:
"Such documents include U.S. passport (cards), SENTRI (cards) and new legal permanent resident and border crossing cards"
We specifically went through the lane, tried it out and they said passport books with RFID chips are not accepted.
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