EFTA Document EFTA02040801

To: From: Sent Subject: Passport Card Thur 10/6/2016 6:04:49 PM Before we send off for your Passport Card w/G3 Global Service (expediting service company) just want to make sure you know the below re use of the card. To expedite will cost $430.50. Please advise if you still wish me to get a passport card for you: Information about Passport Cards What can I use the Passport Card for and how do I get one? The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issues passports and passport cards. The passport card can be used 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. Also, some Caribbean nations will not accept the passport card for entry into their country, so you may be required to have the more traditional passport book to visit those nations on a cruise. The cruise lines should be able to advise you whether or not a passport card can be used during your voyage. 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 the Department of Homeland Security'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. For further information please visit the Department of State Web site. If you wish to receive automatic updates to this Q&A, select "Subscribe to Updates" on the left side of this screen. Updated II/13/201S 09:08 AM Print This Pane Email Answer EFTA_R1_00565732 EFTA02040801 Share Online Subscribe to Updates EFTA_R1_00565733 EFTA02040802