DC_texas Posted April 4, 2006 #1 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I'm wondering if a 2 and 4 yr old will need a passport starting next year(to caribean). I hate to shell out $200 for something that will only last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bensmom1 Posted April 4, 2006 #2 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Yes, everyone will need one including infants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I&MsMom Posted April 4, 2006 #3 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I hear you about the expense and the relatively short amount of time. DS is 7 and on his 2nd already! At the same time, I feel more comfortable traveling with them with passports in hand. You never know, and you have so much more flexability when they have a passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjh Posted April 4, 2006 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I hate to shell out $200 for something that will only last 5 years. I had to pay for the 5 year passport for my daughter in December because she was 15 at the time of the application but she was 16 when she received it. I wish they would have let her get the 10 year one for 16 and up but they wouldn't and we needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredp1990 Posted April 5, 2006 #5 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I had to pay for the 5 year passport for my daughter in December because she was 15 at the time of the application but she was 16 when she received it. I wish they would have let her get the 10 year one for 16 and up but they wouldn't and we needed it. Thats very strange. I reccived my passport a few moths ago and it is good until I am twenty one (six years away). So I wonder why hers is not good for six years like mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenischmeni Posted April 6, 2006 #6 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Not only are they required for every man, woman, girl, boy, toddler, infant, they now contain RFID (radio frequency identification) tags. Not only does Uncle Sam want us identified, they want to be able to track us, too! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluenose Sandy Posted April 7, 2006 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Not only are they required for every man, woman, girl, boy, toddler, infant, they now contain RFID (radio frequency identification) tags. Not only does Uncle Sam want us identified, they want to be able to track us, too! LOL Sounds like they want to track the PASSPORT, not you... nice if it's stolen, but doesn't do you much good or harm either. The thing about babies needing them kills me.. imagine if you're taking brand-new babe to see grandpa and grandma who live abroad, and that's the photo your five-year-old has to travel with! Used to be you could put small children on their parents' passports, on the theory that most kids would be traveling only with their parents till they got older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenischmeni Posted April 7, 2006 #8 Share Posted April 7, 2006 The thing about babies needing them kills me.. imagine if you're taking brand-new babe to see grandpa and grandma who live abroad, and that's the photo your five-year-old has to travel with! Used to be you could put small children on their parents' passports, on the theory that most kids would be traveling only with their parents till they got older. Agreed. And in theory, someone could steal that baby's passport and use it to get another child out of the country. Very few children look like their baby picture! And even if your now 5 year old is using his/her own passport, that they got when they were a baby, how can they REALLY tell that it's the right kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted April 9, 2006 #9 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Not only are they required for every man, woman, girl, boy, toddler, infant, they now contain RFID (radio frequency identification) tags. Not only does Uncle Sam want us identified, they want to be able to track us, too! LOLI guess an RFID implanted under your skin is better than getting a UBC tattooed on an arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenischmeni Posted April 9, 2006 #10 Share Posted April 9, 2006 I guess an RFID implanted under your skin is better than getting a UBC tattooed on an arm. According to some, that's the next step! (sorry, I didn't mean to hijack the thread. The whole RFID thing is a pet peeve of mine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce-r Posted April 9, 2006 #11 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Back OT, both of my kids are on their second passport. They always look forward to getting them stamped when we travel out of the country. Too bad it isn't easier to get passports stamped while on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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