passports ?
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TheRealScubaSteve
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It's also cheaper (I think $30 compared to $100 or so for a passport).
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KeithG
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in canada the card is called nexus NEXUS - Service Canada
and it lets us enter the us and / or canada. we MUST have a passport in order to get a nexus card.
the card allows us to cross borders without talking to customs and immigration. at some surface crossings there are fast track lanes for nexus. in Niagara falls there is also a special Nexus only crossing.
in airports we use the machines. us GOES machines rely on the card and fingerprints. Canadian machines do an eyeball scan. it also gives us pre clearance in airports so we do no have to take off our shoes or belts or remove computers from bags when going through security.
so it is really a US / Canada border thing. a passport is required for all other countries.
---------- Post added August 3rd, 2014 at 09:44 PM ----------
p.s. our nexus card also allows us fast entry into the US from other countries via the GOES system. As long as the airport supports GOES. not all do.
and it lets us enter the us and / or canada. we MUST have a passport in order to get a nexus card.
the card allows us to cross borders without talking to customs and immigration. at some surface crossings there are fast track lanes for nexus. in Niagara falls there is also a special Nexus only crossing.
in airports we use the machines. us GOES machines rely on the card and fingerprints. Canadian machines do an eyeball scan. it also gives us pre clearance in airports so we do no have to take off our shoes or belts or remove computers from bags when going through security.
so it is really a US / Canada border thing. a passport is required for all other countries.
---------- Post added August 3rd, 2014 at 09:44 PM ----------
p.s. our nexus card also allows us fast entry into the US from other countries via the GOES system. As long as the airport supports GOES. not all do.
boat sju
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eyeball scans - cool
deco_martini
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Sounds like someone needs to get an expedited passport.
OP
oldschoolto
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Hope it's not a big deal ... We both have the passport cards... Should go faster then trying to get it from scratch..
Jim...
Jim...
mbs
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Looks like you will want to find the nearest passport acceptance facility.... Where to Apply
No clue if the card will do anything for you.
No clue if the card will do anything for you.
Lots of us in AZ go to Mexico and this is an easy document to carry. As long as you don't plan any other international travel it works fine. Having said all of that I have a passport and no card because of the type of travel I do and the added expense of the card. The card works for land and cruise ports only. No airports.
RichH
RichH
Submitting a valid passport card with your passport book application is considered a "renewal", which will get you out of the requirement to prove your citizenship with certified copies of your birth certificates etc. But it won't save you any processing time by the US Passport Agency. New and renewed passports and passport cards share the same processing time... normally 6 weeks, or 3 weeks if you pay for expedited service. That's not counting time in the mail going both ways. You can expect to pay about $200 per passport book if using expedited service. More if you opt for overnight mail.
Good luck and get busy!
Damselfish
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Nexus isn't the same thing as the passport card OP was talking about. The passport card is a passport, not something you get on top of a passport, and takes the place of a passport in limited situations, sort of a "passport lite." But it's not related to any of the "trusted traveler" programs and doesn't get you access to things like the special limited screening lines, in fact of no use for air travel.
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