[flamberge]

A passport card costs $99.

Add another 100 bucks and get a paper passport as a companion piece.

A small part of the total cost.

I just got a renewed passport. It cost over $400 and took over a month to arrive. That total included several extra "fees" extracted during the required in-person interview at a state office. It took a month to get the scheduled interview.

For an extra $99, I could have also purchased a passport card. I did not bother. But you cannot get the passport card without getting the passport.

Anyway, the passport wasn't cheap, and it was not convenient or quick to get one.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Oh, maybe that is the fee for first time passport?

I believe my renewal was $200 for paper and wallet card.

Thanks for the info!