From: *Travis* Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 Subject: THE U.S. PASSPORT CARD IS NOW IN PRODUCTION!
Now, mind you the new 'card's' RFID chips contains no 'personal' data. Not now anyway. And we all trust the government, right? "Have your papers, sir" * ___________________________________________________________________________* *THE U.S. PASSPORT CARD IS NOW IN PRODUCTION!* [image: U.S. Passport Card]We began production of the U.S. Passport Card on July 14, 2008. To date, we have issued over 700,000 U.S. Passport Cards. Applications for the U.S. Passport Card are being processed in approximately 3 weeks from the time of application. The wallet-size passport card is convenient and less expensive than the passport book. *However, the U.S. Passport Card cannot be used for international air travel.* This new travel document can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry. *Note:* A current or previous passport book holder, who is eligible to use Form DS-82 <http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds82/ds82_843.html> , may apply for a passport card as a renewal by mail<http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html>. First time applicants<http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html>for a U.S. Passport, and those not eligible to use Form DS-82, must apply for a passport card in person using Form DS-11<http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html>. The card has the same period of validity as the U.S. Passport Book: 10 years for an adult and 5 years for minors under age 16. The card costs $45 for a first-time adult passport applicant and $35 for all minor applicants under age 16, regardless of whether they are previous passport book or card holders. Adults who already have a fully valid passport book may apply for the card as a passport renewal by mail<http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/renew/renew_833.html>and pay only $20. 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 contains a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip points to a stored record in secure government databases. *There is no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.* With RFID technology, Customs and Border Protection inspectors will be able to access photographs and other biographical information stored in *secure government databases* before the traveler reaches the inspection station. 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