From: Ari on 10 Jun 2010 18:14 On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:08:14 -0500, Kenn Smith wrote: > I would not set foot outside the US without a valid passport in my > possession. +1000 -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run!
From: Jack Hamilton on 11 Jun 2010 01:20 On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:28:40 -0700 (PDT), Frank from Deeeetroit <dadurweird(a)voyager.net> wrote: >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. Also Bermuda and some Caribbean islands. Oddly, the passport card isn't valid for sea entry into France even though France is closer to the US than are some of the Caribbean islands for which the card is valid.
From: Charles on 11 Jun 2010 05:56 In article <9ch316pctbqauee5019du1ssha3h9odafb(a)4ax.com>, Jack Hamilton <jfh(a)acm.org> wrote: > Also Bermuda and some Caribbean islands. Oddly, the passport card isn't > valid for sea entry into France even though France is closer to the US > than are some of the Caribbean islands for which the card is valid. It seems odd to you because you misunderstand the purpose of the passport card. -- Charles
From: Ari on 11 Jun 2010 09:46 On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:56:31 -0400, Charles wrote: > In article <9ch316pctbqauee5019du1ssha3h9odafb(a)4ax.com>, Jack Hamilton > <jfh(a)acm.org> wrote: > >> Also Bermuda and some Caribbean islands. Oddly, the passport card isn't >> valid for sea entry into France even though France is closer to the US >> than are some of the Caribbean islands for which the card is valid. > > It seems odd to you because you misunderstand the purpose of the > passport card. Which is...?Let me help you. 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. it is a matter of it being more convenient and less expensive than a passport book. You're welcome. -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run!
From: Dillon Pyron on 11 Jun 2010 12:28
[Default] Thus spake Stu <info(a)foodforu.ca>: >On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:20:45 -0500, AZ Nomad ><aznomad.3(a)PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote: > >>On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:00:42 -0400, Ohioguy <none(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. >> >>why don't you read the documentation handed to you by the company >>you're cruising with? > >If you're crusin you need a passport, if you come to Canada next time >you'll need a passport. Not in any way correct. None whatsoever. Nowhere near. -- - dillon I am not invalid Warick: "Who brings a gun to a knife fight?" Gil: "The winner?" |