Is there redundancy between a US Passport Card and an Enhanced Driver's License?
I have the right to get any or all of the following:
- US Passport ($110)
- US Passport "card" ($30)
- state Enhanced Driver's License (+$30 on normal DL cost)
My travel would be amongst the US, Canada, Mexico and possibly the Caribbean, possibly by air, and I would be thrilled to have a credit card sized thing instead of a book. The EDL would also be a + since it means 1 card instead of 2.
How do these items differ in terms of travel rights, in particularly the Passport Card vs the EDL? Does EDL do everything a PPC does and then some? Or vice versa? Is it silly to have both? I am not concerned with cost or expiry date.
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I have the right to get any or all of the following:
- US Passport ($110)
- US Passport "card" ($30)
- state Enhanced Driver's License (+$30 on normal DL cost)
My travel would be amongst the US, Canada, Mexico and possibly the Caribbean, possibly by air, and I would be thrilled to have a credit card sized thing instead of a book. The EDL would also be a + since it means 1 card instead of 2.
How do these items differ in terms of travel rights, in particularly the Passport Card vs the EDL? Does EDL do everything a PPC does and then some? Or vice versa? Is it silly to have both? I am not concerned with cost or expiry date.
usa passports
asked 7 hours ago
HarperHarper
12.2k32260
1
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
1
@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
1
It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago
add a comment |
I have the right to get any or all of the following:
- US Passport ($110)
- US Passport "card" ($30)
- state Enhanced Driver's License (+$30 on normal DL cost)
My travel would be amongst the US, Canada, Mexico and possibly the Caribbean, possibly by air, and I would be thrilled to have a credit card sized thing instead of a book. The EDL would also be a + since it means 1 card instead of 2.
How do these items differ in terms of travel rights, in particularly the Passport Card vs the EDL? Does EDL do everything a PPC does and then some? Or vice versa? Is it silly to have both? I am not concerned with cost or expiry date.
usa passports
asked 7 hours ago
HarperHarper
12.2k32260
I have the right to get any or all of the following:
- US Passport ($110)
- US Passport "card" ($30)
- state Enhanced Driver's License (+$30 on normal DL cost)
My travel would be amongst the US, Canada, Mexico and possibly the Caribbean, possibly by air, and I would be thrilled to have a credit card sized thing instead of a book. The EDL would also be a + since it means 1 card instead of 2.
How do these items differ in terms of travel rights, in particularly the Passport Card vs the EDL? Does EDL do everything a PPC does and then some? Or vice versa? Is it silly to have both? I am not concerned with cost or expiry date.
usa passports
usa passports
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HarperHarper
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If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
1
@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
1
It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
1
@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
1
It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago
1
1
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
1
1
@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
1
1
It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago
It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago
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The EDL and the passport card are both governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and as far as I know, they are equivalent as far as international travel purposes.
Importantly, neither of the two allows you to travel internationally by air. So if you want to have that option, you are going to have to get a passport book anyway.
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
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+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
|
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I have a passport book and EDL. As far as I can tell, the EDL and passport card give the same travel rights. The only distinction I can think of that might make you want to have both an EDL and a passport card is the information on the face of the cards. My EDL only has my middle initial. If I had a passport card and always carried it, I'd be able to prove my full middle name if I unexpectedly needed to. (If I knew ahead of time it might be a problem, I could bring my passport book.) Other people might have other name variations and want to have a form of ID in both versions, but the respective agencies will have their own rules about how much of a variation they will allow.
Also, if I wanted to show my identity without showing my home address, I could use the passport card.
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL.
Assitionally passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL.
You can’t do without the book though if you’ll be visiting the Caribbean or any international location by air.
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
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The EDL and the passport card are both governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and as far as I know, they are equivalent as far as international travel purposes.
Importantly, neither of the two allows you to travel internationally by air. So if you want to have that option, you are going to have to get a passport book anyway.
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
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+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
The EDL and the passport card are both governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and as far as I know, they are equivalent as far as international travel purposes.
Importantly, neither of the two allows you to travel internationally by air. So if you want to have that option, you are going to have to get a passport book anyway.
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
2
+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
The EDL and the passport card are both governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and as far as I know, they are equivalent as far as international travel purposes.
Importantly, neither of the two allows you to travel internationally by air. So if you want to have that option, you are going to have to get a passport book anyway.
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
The EDL and the passport card are both governed by the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and as far as I know, they are equivalent as far as international travel purposes.
Importantly, neither of the two allows you to travel internationally by air. So if you want to have that option, you are going to have to get a passport book anyway.
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
23.2k883107
answered 7 hours ago
Nate EldredgeNate Eldredge
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23.2k883107
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+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
2
+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
2
2
+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
+1. It's easier to get the card and the book at the same time, so if you at all think that traveling internationally by air is a possibility in the next 10 years, consider getting the book, so you don't have to worry about it later.
– Zach Lipton
7 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
@ZachLipton how much easier, and why?
– phoog
5 hours ago
2
2
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@phoog In addition to the fee for the passport book or card, there is a $35 application fee. If you apply for them together at the same time, you only pay the single $35 fee, but if you apply for them separately, you have to pay the $35 fee twice. Not to mention possibly get new passport photos.
– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@MichaelHampton my understanding is that the $35 execution fee only applies to a first application. Has that changed (I'll be renewing my passport in a couple of months, so I guess I'll find out then)?
– phoog
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
@phoog I'm not 100% positive based on the website that you can get a passport book by mail if all you have is a card (you can definitely get a card by mail if you have a book). But at a minimum, it's a separate application, photo, waiting the appropriate number of weeks (or paying expedite fees because you didn't plan far enough ahead), etc... If you're dealing with all the paperwork anyway, it's probably worth getting the book at the same time, unless you're confident that you're really not going to travel internationally by air anytime soon and want to save on the passport fee.
– Zach Lipton
2 hours ago
|
show 1 more comment
I have a passport book and EDL. As far as I can tell, the EDL and passport card give the same travel rights. The only distinction I can think of that might make you want to have both an EDL and a passport card is the information on the face of the cards. My EDL only has my middle initial. If I had a passport card and always carried it, I'd be able to prove my full middle name if I unexpectedly needed to. (If I knew ahead of time it might be a problem, I could bring my passport book.) Other people might have other name variations and want to have a form of ID in both versions, but the respective agencies will have their own rules about how much of a variation they will allow.
Also, if I wanted to show my identity without showing my home address, I could use the passport card.
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
I have a passport book and EDL. As far as I can tell, the EDL and passport card give the same travel rights. The only distinction I can think of that might make you want to have both an EDL and a passport card is the information on the face of the cards. My EDL only has my middle initial. If I had a passport card and always carried it, I'd be able to prove my full middle name if I unexpectedly needed to. (If I knew ahead of time it might be a problem, I could bring my passport book.) Other people might have other name variations and want to have a form of ID in both versions, but the respective agencies will have their own rules about how much of a variation they will allow.
Also, if I wanted to show my identity without showing my home address, I could use the passport card.
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
I have a passport book and EDL. As far as I can tell, the EDL and passport card give the same travel rights. The only distinction I can think of that might make you want to have both an EDL and a passport card is the information on the face of the cards. My EDL only has my middle initial. If I had a passport card and always carried it, I'd be able to prove my full middle name if I unexpectedly needed to. (If I knew ahead of time it might be a problem, I could bring my passport book.) Other people might have other name variations and want to have a form of ID in both versions, but the respective agencies will have their own rules about how much of a variation they will allow.
Also, if I wanted to show my identity without showing my home address, I could use the passport card.
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
I have a passport book and EDL. As far as I can tell, the EDL and passport card give the same travel rights. The only distinction I can think of that might make you want to have both an EDL and a passport card is the information on the face of the cards. My EDL only has my middle initial. If I had a passport card and always carried it, I'd be able to prove my full middle name if I unexpectedly needed to. (If I knew ahead of time it might be a problem, I could bring my passport book.) Other people might have other name variations and want to have a form of ID in both versions, but the respective agencies will have their own rules about how much of a variation they will allow.
Also, if I wanted to show my identity without showing my home address, I could use the passport card.
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
answered 7 hours ago
Gerard AshtonGerard Ashton
24715
24715
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
Very important distinction, thanks for pointing this out!
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
6 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
IMO the passport card is a better ID out of the U.S. since it also contains the passport number, is issued by the U.S. government and the EDL will not be equally recognized as a passport card.
– zaph
2 hours ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
@zaph what does the passport number have to do with it? The number of a passport card is unique, as is the number of a passport book. The number identifies the document, not the person.
– phoog
1 hour ago
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If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL.
Assitionally passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL.
You can’t do without the book though if you’ll be visiting the Caribbean or any international location by air.
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If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL.
Assitionally passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL.
You can’t do without the book though if you’ll be visiting the Caribbean or any international location by air.
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
add a comment |
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL.
Assitionally passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL.
You can’t do without the book though if you’ll be visiting the Caribbean or any international location by air.
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL.
Assitionally passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL.
You can’t do without the book though if you’ll be visiting the Caribbean or any international location by air.
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
answered 7 hours ago
ThE iLlEgAl aLiEnThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
23k364119
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If you move out of state, you have to apply for a new EDL which I assume is $30 more. However if you had the passport card and DL separate, you would only need to get a new DL. Also passport cards valid for ten years while EDL’s are typically shorter. Basically just get the passport card separate and a separate DL. You can’t do without the book though.
– ThE iLlEgAl aLiEn
7 hours ago
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@ThEiLlEgAlaLiEn: That's a good point, and furthermore, if you move to one of the 45 states that doesn't offer an EDL, you'll have to go to one of the other options anyway.
– Nate Eldredge
7 hours ago
You can also get a Nexus card, which lets you fly to Canada without a passport.
– JonathanReez♦
7 hours ago
@NateEldredge also DC or any US territory.
– phoog
5 hours ago
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It appears that EDLs are only currently issued in the states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington.
– zaph
2 hours ago