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US 'Passport Cards' Coming This Spring

Posted Jan 25, 08 9:18 AM CST in US 

(Newser) – American citizens traveling by land or sea between the US and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, or Bermuda will have the option of using a wallet-sized card in place of a passport beginning this spring, reports USA Today. The handy-sized card is designed to make life a bit easier for border-area residents who make frequent crossings.

Travelers can apply for the new cards beginning February 1. Citizens who don't already have passports will need to show both a government-issued ID and proof of citizenship at the borders starting January 31. The new card is cheaper, as well as smaller: $45 for adults, versus $97 for regular passports—which anyone traveling by air will still need to have.
Source: USA Today

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Traffic moving across the Ambassador Bridge is shown in an aerial photograph looking from the Detroit side to the Windsor, Ontario, side. Detroit to Windsor is one of North America's busiest border crossings,...   (Associated Press)
New wallet-sized passport cards are to be introduced this spring for US citizens travelling to and from Mexico, Canada, Bermuda, or the Caribbean by land or sea.   (Getty Images)
The passport card will have the same rights and privileges of the usual US passport, but air travelers won't be able to use it.   (Getty Images)
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