APPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. PASSPORT CARD ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED!
Passport card
applications are
currently being
accepted
in
anticipation of
land border
travel document
requirements.
Based on current
projections, we
expect to begin
production of
the passport
card in June,
and be in full
production in
July. We will
provide
additional
updates as
available.
The passport
card will
facilitate entry
and expedite
document
processing 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.
It will
otherwise carry
the rights and
privileges of
the U.S.
passport book
and will be
adjudicated to
the exact same
standards.
Note: A previous passport book holder, eligible to use Form DS-82, may apply for a passport card as a Renewal. First time applicants for a U.S. Passport, and those not eligible to use the DS-82, should apply for a passport card using Form DS-11.
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. Adults who already have a fully valid passport book 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 DHS’s operational needs at land borders, the passport card will contain a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. This chip will point to a stored record in secure government databases. There will be no personal information written to the RFID chip itself.
