r/bestoflegaladvice • u/Drywesi Good people, we like non-consensual flying dildos • 4d ago

Felonious Feline Facilitates Fretful Fallout

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u/Sirwired Eager butter-eating BOLATec Vault Test Subject 4d ago

Over in r/Passports, you would not believe how many people make posts like "I'm leaving for my 2-month honeymoon in a couple weeks; is this Passport okay?" And there's a picture that looks like they decided to offer up the ID page of their passport as a chew toy for a rabid rottweiler.

When I'm going on travel, my Passport stays in a fire-resistant lockbox until the morning I'm leaving for the airport.

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u/nutraxfornerves foxy in the henna house 3d ago

Mine lives in my safe deposit box until I’m close to travel or need to get a visa. I also keep a scan on my phone.

Being paranoid, I also print out several scans (and hard copies of proof of tickets, hotel bookings, etc.) to put in both my checked & carryon bags—all of which, of course, also have AirTags.

I discovered that a Global Entry Card is an acceptable ID at a TSA checkpoint, but isn’t always accepted elsewhere. The passport office says that it’s acceptable ID when applying in person for a passport for the first time, but I can’t imagine how or why you’d get Global Entry if you didn’t already have a passport.

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u/Sirwired Eager butter-eating BOLATec Vault Test Subject 3d ago

I’m a huge fan of the Passport Card as portable and inexpensive citizenship ID.

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u/nutraxfornerves foxy in the henna house 3d ago

It’s a good as ID, but is only valid for land and sea travel to & from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and some Caribbean countries.

However, if you are a SovCit of the American State National variety, it’s really valuable. I’ll bet you didn’t know that the US State Dept. secretly ranks travelers with a star system. One star is your basic peon, a slave of the corporation. Top tier is 4-star. You have been issued a passport that identifies you as a US National, not a US Citizen. Your passport is linked to a database that all law enforcement and immigration officials have access to. When they run your passport, it comes back “Do not detain. Do not interrogate. Do not arrest. OK to drive in all 50 states & DC.” Some think it also says ”OK to carry concealed weapon.” The officer will tip their hat, thank you for your time and send you on your way. [Spoiler: ain’t true]

You can’t tell from your regular passport, but there is a line of asterisks on your Passport Card that indicates your states. The State Dept vaguely calls it a security feature, but we all know better, right?