Around three weeks, possibly less. If you haven't applied for one you should consider it as backup proof of citizenship in case you lose the passport book.
Your passport also has an RFID device so there really is no difference in terms of risk.Thanks Huracan for info.
Yeah that is what I am thinking. But that chip thing bothers me. It is just a matter of time that some computer savvy teenager will figure out how to break into it, and then people will be stealing personal info from these cards remotely.
Does anyone have experience with applying for a passport card after already receiving the passport book? I originally only applied for the passport book after being naturalized, but I am considering now applying for the passport card as well to have a backup proof of citizenship.
How long does it currently take to receive the passport card in this particular case, and does one receive the passport book back together with the card?
I assume that the passport card is a valid proof of citizenship even after it expires?
Thanks.
The current version of the I-9 form does. However, the new version that was supposed to have been adopted by now explicitly prohibits expired documents from being used. The introduction of this has been delayed because of concern over this one provision.Form I9 states that expired passport is good enough proof of employment eligiblity.
umm... my understanding is:
1. As a matter of fact, this was the exact rationale used to justify Passport card. The card RFID is readable from longer distances as compared to Passport RFID. If u have any doubt.. guess what, they did not give you a sleeve for your passport.. did they?
2. I am not a database expert, but I would expect that card rfid (or for that matter Passport rfid) will carry more info than just a mere pointer to USCIS database. The minimum info will be what ever is written on each of the docs (Name, Gender, doc id #, data of issuace, etc.)
Thanks, harvydonald and dms1. One aspect of my question was related to the usage of the passport card as general proof of citizenship for, say, renewal of a passport. Can it be used when the passport card itself has expired? (This is hypothetical at this point, since I just got my passport, but I was wondering whether I can apply for the card and just file it away, rather than keeping it renewed/valid.)