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Just had to renew and got one of those micro chipped passports for the lofty price of $140.00.
Should I be worried about the chip ? I did buy one of those leather cases with the transmiton resistant coverings....
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I had to renew mine before my trip to the Amazon. It survived fine : ) I was thinking it has always been pricey $$$ but it might have gone up in the last few years
Scott - North Dallas
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I also got the little credit card sized I.D card for Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Phil,
What was the turn around time?
Mine expired last year and I need to get a new one before I go to the bahamas.
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I didn't pay for any extra quickness but it was only 2 weeks...tops !
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you don't even need the passport for the Caribbean....just that I.D is fine, if ya wanna go that route.
This is my 3rd passport and it's really thick and stocky - jammed with surveillance electronic stuffs...
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yeah uhh.....
Leaving the country without a passport..... Is a very bad idea.
No seriously...you don't need a passport anymore if you only go to:
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
all you need is that 'passport I.D card' - size and thickness of a credit card. Totally different.
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I dont like the big brother thing. Luckily I got got another four years before mine expires but I do need to get more pages for it now.
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Ours governments are trying to speed up the turn around time for passports because of the Canada-USA and USA-Canada passport requirement.
We're only waiting two weeks now too.
Glenn