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The Paper Passport Is Dying (www.wired.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They do in the US if you live in a border state, but it's only valid for Mexico/Canada. Think the idea is having space for physical visa stamps, but I don't see why they'd prefer that to a digital visa tied to something unique in the passport.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The passport card is good for boats and driving, not for flying.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works -5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Right, which is likely why they're only offered in border states.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago

Nope - they're available nationally

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

As the other commenter said, any US citizen can get a passport card. They also double as a Real ID for federal identification.