Passport Card

Ned Levi explains what Real ID is, and explores what might have happened to passengers and the US domestic airline industry is the Real ID identification deadline wouldn’t have been postponed by the Obama Administration. He calls on the government to take a pragmatic approach with the Real ID law.

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While Ned Levi continues to recommend virtually all international travelers obtain a passport, not a passport card as their primary travel identification document, even for Caribbean cruises, he found he had a persuasive reason to order a passport card along with his new passport.

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Arizona has enacted a new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest in the nation. Ned Levi examines the new law, and considers the comments of its supporters and critics in determining its effect on travelers going to or through Arizona.

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It’s the holiday time of the year and Ned Levi offers his annual travelers gift list. Ned has found some potential gifts which are definitely “off the beaten path.”

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While driving around San Francisco, a security researcher with a scanner captured and cloned Passport Card RFIDs. Security experts have stated the Cards are easily counterfeited. Ned Levi ponders whether any citizen should obtain a Passport Card.

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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed new US-Visit exit procedures for foreign nationals which could seriously impact US travelers. Ned Levi examines issues raised by the airlines and General Accounting Office.

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Barring yet another delay, on June 1, 2009, U.S. Citizens over the age of 18 will need either a passport, or new passport card, to re-enter the U.S. even if they are only driving or walking across the border. But is the passport card an option you should consider?

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You might have missed it — I almost did — but at last week’s National Football League opening game between the Giants and Redskins, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a $12 million public service campaign designed to both alert Americans to the new requirements for crossing the border for foreign travel, and explain the document options Americans have.

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Travelers, it seems, have a choice these days of whether to travel with a US passport or with the new passport cards being issued by the Department of State. Each has its use, however which is best for what kind of traveler. Ned Levi dives into the issue and sorts out the differences.

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