New Passport Card Gains Some Footing with Proposed Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State issued a proposed rule for RFID-enabled PASSport card at U.S. ports of entry.
Under the newly proposed rule, Americans driving across U.S. borders or traveling by sea from Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean or Bermuda will carry a driver’s license-sized card with an RFID chip that could be used instead of a traditional passport book at those crossings and be read through a vehicle as the owner approaches the border.
The passport card, part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, is intended as a lower cost means of establishing identity and nationality for American citizens in two limited situations – for citizens crossing U.S. land borders and traveling by
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