Does it? The IDs have one, but the passports are also still booklets, aren’t they? But then if you stay within the Schengen area, the ID is enough anyways. I even been to the UK once with just my ID. Before Brexit ofc.
I never said it had to be an app or a card in your phone’s wallet, although it’s not a bad idea. Passports have chips now. I just think it doesn’t need to be a booklet anymore.
It’s probably more to do with being compliant with other countries’ systems. The US has passport cards, but they only work with Canada and Mexico. I’m sure that has to do with some agreement we made with them.
The Lumia series are still my favorite phones ever. I just wish they had baked in Android support. Fun fact, they had fully functioning versions with Android play store in testing, and it worked very well. Then Microsoft decided not to pursue it, or couldn’t negotiate a contract with Google.
Why are passports still a booklet? Everything is digital now. We don’t need stamps or visas in the passport anymore. It serves no purpose.
whoop my phone just ran out of juice, guess my passport is valid, eh?
There’s an rfid chip in EU passports
Does it? The IDs have one, but the passports are also still booklets, aren’t they? But then if you stay within the Schengen area, the ID is enough anyways. I even been to the UK once with just my ID. Before Brexit ofc.
And Canadian passports
And US passports.
I had to verify my identity with a UK government app recently, and the app scanned my passport’s RFID!
My bank did the same thing, I felt like a fucking techno-wizard for a bit.
I never said it had to be an app or a card in your phone’s wallet, although it’s not a bad idea. Passports have chips now. I just think it doesn’t need to be a booklet anymore.
It’s probably more to do with being compliant with other countries’ systems. The US has passport cards, but they only work with Canada and Mexico. I’m sure that has to do with some agreement we made with them.
They still physically staple your visa in there or use stamps to register entry in addition to registering things digitally.
I just want it to be wallet sized and tear/water resistant, so like a typical plastic ID card.
The US has a passport card option, but it’s only applicable to US, Mexico, Caribbean and Canada.
In Europe there is a credit card sized identity card which is valid in the EU and EFTA.
Here’s a comparison. The card is so practical, it should be standard by now.
My SIN card shouldn’t still be paper either but governments don’t care.
because sometimes the power goes out
Nah. My mother had to stay more than two hours in a line in Atlanta’s immigration because the system went down.
Then they should make an app for Windows 10, because I use Windows 10 Mobile for my phone.
https://youtu.be/oomCIXGzsR0?t=60
I still miss my 950XL.
The Lumia series are still my favorite phones ever. I just wish they had baked in Android support. Fun fact, they had fully functioning versions with Android play store in testing, and it worked very well. Then Microsoft decided not to pursue it, or couldn’t negotiate a contract with Google.
I miss my Treo 650, and 700. Smartphones before companies stole the term and made the devices dumb
There’s plenty of countries that use stamps still. Also, collecting stamps is fun.
They have chips in them.
sentimental value of stamps
plenty of countries still use them