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jdat
Jay Van Dat

Registered: Oct 2001
Location: I dont even know

US Electronic Passport Question

I'll be back in the US end of december and I have heard that I may need to get an electronic passport?

Is that some load of BS?

I have a US passport that's still current and apparently it will be valid for the full extent of the validity period. That's what the US Departmenent of State website says.

The Embassy is a bunch of morons I think cause they said it needed renewed now even if mine is still valid till 2013 or some rubbish.

There's no way in hell I want to pay and go through the hassle of renewing one if I don't have to.

So which one is it?

Old passport ok?

Or am I really supposed to renew?

Nov-14-2005 17:54

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Mebot
Maverick

Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Seattle

I don't know for sure, but i bet you're fine with the passport you have now. I haven't heard of this new regulation and i doubt that they expect all US citizens abroad or going abroad to have their passports changed by the end of December. It just doesn't seem feasible.

Nov-14-2005 17:59

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InterMilan31
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Around

All US Passports from 2003 on have the electronic thingy. All it is is that Immigration swipes it instead of typing the numbers in. Just a coinveince thing dont worry about it.

Nov-14-2005 18:54

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occrider
Traveladdict

Registered: Oct 2000
Location: New York

You do not have to renew or upgrade to the e-passport so long as your current one is not going to expire. I just used my passport a month ago and plan to do so again in December. There's no way the DOS could possibly upgrade the millions of passports it would have to in a timely fashion if it forced an upgrade.

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