passport in 2 weeks..now it's real

[luckyinpa]

1st cruise for both of us....we still didnt get our birth certificates back and they said we would get them before the passports. but hey, it's now more real than ever that we are going!

 

i'm shocked it only took 2 weeks. we didnt want to lug around the B/Cs so we got passport cards.

 

and i still have no clue what we are doing in bermuda but i better start planning:D. that forum is overflowing with info. you need a spreadsheet!

[cssc123]

Unless things have changed, passpprt cards are for land travel only (ie car to canada or mexico)...you might want to check on that.

[tel2]

No worries. The U.S. Passport Card can be used to enter the United States from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda at land border crossings or sea ports-of-entry. The passport card cannot be used for international travel by air.

[esm54687]

Unless things have changed, passpprt cards are for land travel only (ie car to canada or mexico)...you might want to check on that.

 

Cruises are included: https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/999/~/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.

[cssc123]

I stand corrected. I thought it was for land only, not land/sea.