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Does anyone know where to obtain a Ready Lane Pass in Rosarito Beach?

Originally Posted by larry

Does anyone know where to obtain a Ready Lane Pass in Rosarito Beach?

If you are talking about the medical express lane that program is called "FAST PASS". You can get one at the Rosarito Beach Hotel with a one night stay. I think the Mongolian Grill on Popotla Blvd in Rosarito used to have Fast Passes if you sit down for a meal.

For the ready lane you need a passport or passport card embedded with an RFID chip.

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Methinks there might be a problem.

I use Otay all the time. I know where the "regular" lanes are, I know where the Ready Lanes are and I know where the SENTRI lane is.........I have never seen a "Fast Pass" lane at Otay.

Originally Posted by Woooosh

If you are talking about the medical express lane that program is called "FAST PASS". You can get one at the Rosarito Beach Hotel with a one night stay. I think the Mongolian Grill on Popotla Blvd in Rosarito used to have Fast Passes if you sit down for a meal.

For the ready lane you need a passport or passport card embedded with an RFID chip.

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What is a RFID chip and how do you obtain one? I was asking only about Ready Lanes. According to the USA Border Wait Times, they list only Standard, Ready, and Sentri Lanes. Where could you use the Fast Pass?

Originally Posted by larry

What is a RFID chip and how do you obtain one? I was asking only about Ready Lanes. According to the USA Border Wait Times, they list only Standard, Ready, and Sentri Lanes. Where could you use the Fast Pass?

I believe that you can only use the Fast Pass at San Ysidro. The Fast Pass program was developed by businesses in Baja to allow a fast return to the US for those who spent mones at certain businesses. I think there is a special lane at SY for Fast Pass users

The Ready Lane is a designated crossing where you need a document with an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) chip such as a passport card or an enhanced drivers license issued by some states.

Best way to cross is to bite the bullet and get SENTRI

Originally Posted by Teniente

I believe that you can only use the Fast Pass at San Ysidro. The Fast Pass program was developed by businesses in Baja to allow a fast return to the US for those who spent mones at certain businesses. I think there is a special lane at SY for Fast Pass users

The Ready Lane is a designated crossing where you need a document with an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) chip such as a passport card or an enhanced drivers license issued by some states.

Best way to cross is to bite the bullet and get SENTRI

Thanks, we have the Sentri cards and they are great. I was interested in the Ready Lanes for relatives that visit us. They have US Passports but I don't know how you get the RFID chip.

Originally Posted by larry

Thanks, we have the Sentri cards and they are great. I was interested in the Ready Lanes for relatives that visit us. They have US Passports but I don't know how you get the RFID chip.

Go to the US State Dept web site, look for passports, then look for passport cards. Think it's about $25 if you already have a passport. Fill in the form, print and sign, enclose a check, the signed form and your passport and mail off. Takes about 3 weeks to get everything back.

If you want directions for the Otay Ready Lane from Blvd 2000, let me know.

Originally Posted by Teniente

Go to the US State Dept web site, look for passports, then look for passport cards. Think it's about $25 if you already have a passport. Fill in the form, print and sign, enclose a check, the signed form and your passport and mail off. Takes about 3 weeks to get everything back.

If you want directions for the Otay Ready Lane from Blvd 2000, let me know.

Thanks very much for the info.

Originally Posted by larry

Thanks, we have the Sentri cards and they are great. I was interested in the Ready Lanes for relatives that visit us. They have US Passports but I don't know how you get the RFID chip.

I think all the new passport books have the RFID chip in them. FYI, The Passport Card is good for land crossing only- you can't use it by air or cruises.

Originally Posted by Woooosh

I think all the new passport books have the RFID chip in them. FYI, The Passport Card is good for land crossing only- you can't use it by air or cruises.

If they do, then why is the Ready Lane special as compared to the Standard lane which also requires your US Passport?

Originally Posted by larry

Standard lane which also requires your US Passport?

Actually, it's more like a request than a requirement.

Originally Posted by larry

If they do, then why is the Ready Lane special as compared to the Standard lane which also requires your US Passport?

The most obvious reason is there are no others that do not have a passport with a chip or a passport card with a chip and you save a lot of time in a Ready Lane compared to a standard lane where they scrutinize those others much more to allow them entry into the US. Example a car with 5 or 6 Mexican Nationals. This sometimes takes 15 minutes just for 1 car.

Originally Posted by Teniente

Go to the US State Dept web site, look for passports, then look for passport cards. Think it's about $25 if you already have a passport. Fill in the form, print and sign, enclose a check, the signed form and your passport and mail off. Takes about 3 weeks to get everything back.

If you want directions for the Otay Ready Lane from Blvd 2000, let me know.

I contacted both the US Passport Agency & Customs and Border Protection. To obtain an RFID Card you fill out an application obtainable at your Post Office. The application is specifically for a Passport Card, not a Passport. Submit the application along with the fee, approx. $35, and in about 4 weeks you will have your RFID Card valid for 10 yrs.

Originally Posted by larry

To obtain an RFID Card you fill out an application obtainable at your Post Office.

Here it is:

U.S. Passport Card

My latest info from US GOV is that all US Passports issued since August 2007 are electronic and I guess that means they have the RFID chip and a Passport Card is not necessary?

Originally Posted by larry

My latest info from US GOV is that all US Passports issued since August 2007 are electronic and I guess that means they have the RFID chip and a Passport Card is not necessary?

It's a requirement for the Ready Lane. They make rules as they go. Best not to argue with logic, or references....or anything else.

Originally Posted by larry

My latest info from US GOV is that all US Passports issued since August 2007 are electronic and I guess that means they have the RFID chip and a Passport Card is not necessary?

How many ways can someone say the Chip Enhanced Passport is not Accepted in the REDI LANE you have to have the card.

Originally Posted by J.P.

How many ways can someone say the Chip Enhanced Passport is not Accepted in the REDI LANE you have to have the card.

What is the difference between the Chip Enhanced Passport and the Card, other than the physical appearance?

Originally Posted by larry

What is the difference between the Chip Enhanced Passport and the Card, other than the physical appearance?

Here ya go, Larry. I'll try again:

"It's a requirement for the Ready Lane. They make rules as they go. Best not to argue with logic, or references....or anything else."

Originally Posted by DENNIS

Here ya go, Larry. I'll try again:

"It's a requirement for the Ready Lane. They make rules as they go. Best not to argue with logic, or references....or anything else."

I understand it's our Govt. at it's best. I will quote from an email I just received from our National Passport Information Center
"The e-passport and the passport card both contain a vicinity-read radio frequency identification(RFID)"
If only the passport card and not the e-passport are valid for the Ready Lanes, it must be a policy set by the Customs & Border Protection Agency, not the Dept. of State. It makes no sense from a security standpoint.