US Passport Card- Proof of Citizenship

[danver 15]

Hello fellow Members,

Hope y'all are doing great. Ok after months of waiting for all the needed documents to be gathered ,, i finally received my two kids US passport card. the reason i got them this card instead of passport book coz it is cheaper and no plans of going out of the country yet. I applied for my kid's us passport card through me being naturalized citizen last year.

Here is my questions;

1. In the card it says "USA" in the nationality- so does it mean it shows my kids are now US citizens ,,right?

2. Is the US passport card considered proof of US citizenship instead of passport or the certificate?

I appreciate ur help.

[BigDaddy28 228]

Yes the nationality should say USA or the full name. And yes it is a proof of citizenship, if you weren't a citizen you wouldn't be able to get one. Same thing for your kids. Congratulations

[Autumnal 25]

The passport card can be used as proof of citizenship. Unlike a driver's license, it's a document which establishes your nationality and naturalization status. Since it says USA, you and the children are now officially USCs in the eyes of anyone who beholds your new little slick form of ID. You don't have to carry around the certificate or your passport when using it, save if you're trying to fly in/out of the US.

[christeen 966]

You do need the passport book to depart and return from the USA

[BigDaddy28 228]

You need the card for only land or sea travel but you need your passport book for air travel.

[danver 15]

You do need the passport book to depart and return from the USA

thank you all. I know i need to get a passport book to travel internationally by air. As of now we don't have any plans reason why i decided to get the passport card instead of the book.

[HeatDeath 430]

The passport card is the cheapest and easiest-to-replace proof of US citizenship available to the naturalized US citizen - that's why you want one.

If my wife or daughter ever need to replace their proofs of US citizenship, they can go to the county health office, drop less than $50, and get birth certificates. We can't do that. The passport card is significantly cheaper to replace than a lost passport book, and both are far faster and cheaper to replace than a naturalization certificate.

[The card is also much more durable than either the passport book or certificate as well. It can survive a fluid spill that will positively destroy the other two.]

[newacct 688]

Technically, U.S. nationality does not equal U.S. citizenship -- there are some U.S. nationals who are not U.S. citizens. So just because it says U.S.A. for nationality doesn't by itself mean you're a U.S. citizen. However, only U.S. citizens can get a passport card. And yes, your kids are U.S. citizens.

[NickD 202]

At least with that passport card, or the certificate, but doesn't apply to kids anyway under 18, they don't have to carry that with them. Can lock it up someplace. Wife felt naked about not having to carry her green card with her, but she got use to it.

Your I-864 contract with your kids should be expired, until very recently, if your kids got sick, your health insurance company would kick them off your health insurance policy so you can be robbed to death with way overpriced five minute doctor visits. If this ever happened to you, that I-864 can really be a threat. One reason why I wanted to finish up with the USCIS.