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From: linnie on 8 Jun 2010 11:13 Ohioguy wrote: > My wife was getting on me about getting a passport. I've never needed > one before, because when I went to Canada you still didn't need one, and > most of my travel is inside the US. > > http://cruises.about.com/cs/officialinfo/ht/passport.htm > > At first I read the above article, which has no date but is still > "dated", evidently, because it said no passport is needed for cruises to > the Caribbean. It mentioned a "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" or > somesuch card, which I guess has now been replaced with a "US Passport > Card". > > Anybody ever used a "US Passport Card" ?? It is unlikely that I'll be > flying to another country, so that would probably be fine with me. Dude, I suggest that you go ahead and pony up for the full passport instead of the card. Its more flexible because it can be used under more different situations if you happen to have to travel around the world. Even in the states when I leave California, I grab my passport. A couple a times I've had to use it as that second form of ID in another state. Sucker last longer then your drivers license and can be used world wide. 10 years is a long time to say that your never going to leave the country especially when you have a spouse who likes to travel. The other thing is with the government being flaky on enforcement as to when and where you'll need what, its just the safest bet. -Linnie
From: AZ Nomad on 8 Jun 2010 11:42 On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:13:52 -0700, linnie <lhollman(a)nethere.com> wrote: >Ohioguy wrote: >> My wife was getting on me about getting a passport. I've never needed >> one before, because when I went to Canada you still didn't need one, and >> most of my travel is inside the US. >> >> http://cruises.about.com/cs/officialinfo/ht/passport.htm >> >> At first I read the above article, which has no date but is still >> "dated", evidently, because it said no passport is needed for cruises to >> the Caribbean. It mentioned a "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" or >> somesuch card, which I guess has now been replaced with a "US Passport >> Card". >> >> Anybody ever used a "US Passport Card" ?? It is unlikely that I'll be >> flying to another country, so that would probably be fine with me. >Dude, I suggest that you go ahead and pony up for the full passport >instead of the card. Its more flexible because it can be used under more >different situations if you happen to have to travel around the world. >Even in the states when I leave California, I grab my passport. A couple >a times I've had to use it as that second form of ID in another state. >Sucker last longer then your drivers license and can be used world wide. >10 years is a long time to say that your never going to leave the >country especially when you have a spouse who likes to travel. >The other thing is with the government being flaky on enforcement as to >when and where you'll need what, its just the safest bet. Not only that, but it is at the discression of other countries wether or not they accept it. Information on the USPC at the US passport site only states where it can be used for reentry into the U.S.
From: Charles on 8 Jun 2010 19:25 In article <slrni0sp7a.7ro.aznomad.3(a)ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>, AZ Nomad <aznomad.3(a)PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote: > Not only that, but it is at the discression of other countries wether or not > they accept it. Information on the USPC at the US passport site only states > where it can be used for reentry into the U.S. Since it was issued to facilitate border travel with countries on the US border for workers who cross often or every day it is quite possible that in countries not on the border local officials would have no clue about the card and would not recognize it. -- Charles
From: Frank from Deeeetroit on 9 Jun 2010 22:28 On Jun 7, 5:00 pm, Ohioguy <n...(a)none.net> wrote: > My wife was getting on me about getting a passport. I've never > needed one before, because when I went to Canada you still didn't need > one, and most of my travel is inside the US. > > http://cruises.about.com/cs/officialinfo/ht/passport.htm > > At first I read the above article, which has no date but is still > "dated", evidently, because it said no passport is needed for cruises to > the Caribbean. It mentioned a "Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative" or > somesuch card, which I guess has now been replaced with a "US Passport > Card". > > Anybody ever used a "US Passport Card" ?? It is unlikely that I'll > be flying to another country, so that would probably be fine with me. US passport card is for US land travel to Canada and Mexico only, gotta have a passport for travel anywhere else out of the country. Check with your cruise line if your cruise starts from the US. Frank
From: Kenn Smith on 10 Jun 2010 18:08
I would not set foot outside the US without a valid passport in my possession. |