Originally Posted by
kwbchang
I also applied for a new passport card with my passport book in April 2010. I got my passport book back wiith my new passport card in May. The passport book that I got back has one of my photo stapled on it, In addition two hole were punched on the front page. I did not think there will be a problem because I have the new passport card and this passport book with two holes on the front page. I was denied travel to Auckland NZ today, due to the fact my passport book has two holes punched in the front page. This book is issued on Nov 2007 and it will expired on Nov 2017. The agent is very kind to rebook me on the same flight on Monday and asked me to go to US passport office in San Francisco to get a new passport book. I hope I will be able to get the new passport book on Monday and go to NZ for my shorten vacation.
Staples are common and innocuous but holes punched in the front page of a passport is a canceled passport. No if's ands or but's about it. It is not valid for travel. Sounds like yet another shining examples of the utter incompetence of the State Department passport offices. They issued your passport card and canceled your book passport since I guess they figured you wouldn't be needing a book passport anymore now that you have a card.
Just that little extra effort to let you know they are earning the MASSIVE fee increases that just went through.
IDIOTS.
