Thread: New passport can verify employment eligibility

Monday, August 11, 2008 - 2:51 PM PDT
New passport can verify employment eligibilityEast Bay Business Times - by Kathy Robertson
The new U.S. passport card being issued to citizens entering the country from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean may be used to verify eligibility for employment, federal officials announced Monday.

The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security began producing the cards July 14. A less-expensive and more-portable alternative to the traditional passport, they are expected to speed up processing at points of entry for U.S. citizens arriving from these countries by sea or land. They carry all the rights and privileges of the traditional U.S. passport, but may not be used for air travel.

The passport card is on the “A listâ€

The new U.S. passport card being issued to citizens entering the country from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean may be used to verify eligibility for employment, federal officials announced Monday.

Shouldn't their DL or SS card do that?

I bet these soon will be selling rapidly on the black market, that is if they can't be forged or duplicated.