Passport BOOK or CARD

[MissBlue]

- book -

the card is only for frequent border-crossers - like USA residents who live in, say, Niagara Falls, and work RIGHT across the border in Canada - it's specifically for ppl who use it frequently by land, so they can cross the border quickly and easily (for example, by car to get to work.)

when people talk in general about "getting a passport" it's always the book they are speaking of - that's the standard. The card is a special thing; not common.

"The passport card was designed for the specific needs of northern and southern U.S. border communities with residents that cross the border frequently by land. The passport book is the only document approved for international travel by air. "

http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppt...card_3921.html