Jackolantern
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I became a US citizen earlier this month, and now I'm waiting on my passport application to be processed.
I only applied for the passport book, but I intend to apply for the passport card at a later date, sometime after I have the passport book in my hand. Do they tie the expiration date of the passport card to the expiration of the passport book, or do they both get independent 10-year validity periods when they are applied for on separate dates?
I don't want both of them to expire at the same time. If they expire a few months apart, that makes it more convenient to have one or the other valid in my hand at all times. When I send in the recently-expired passport book for renewal, I'd still have a valid passport card, and vice versa. But if they expire at the same time, I would have to apply for renewal a bit prematurely (like 2-3 months before expiration, maybe more depending on travel plans) in order to ensure that I always have at least one of them valid in my possession.
I only applied for the passport book, but I intend to apply for the passport card at a later date, sometime after I have the passport book in my hand. Do they tie the expiration date of the passport card to the expiration of the passport book, or do they both get independent 10-year validity periods when they are applied for on separate dates?
I don't want both of them to expire at the same time. If they expire a few months apart, that makes it more convenient to have one or the other valid in my hand at all times. When I send in the recently-expired passport book for renewal, I'd still have a valid passport card, and vice versa. But if they expire at the same time, I would have to apply for renewal a bit prematurely (like 2-3 months before expiration, maybe more depending on travel plans) in order to ensure that I always have at least one of them valid in my possession.