I applied for a passport for the first time in mid-October of this year. I was sure that I had waited too long, that I would get one of these damnable passports with the RFID chips in them, and that my next purchase was sure to be an RFID zapper. But it arrived last week, and to my surprise, it lacked the magic you’ve-been-screwed symbol. It’s still not too late to get a non-chipped one! I believe it’s basically luck of the draw at this point, but for what it’s worth, I bought mine at the post office and got the non-expedited variety.
Whew, 10 years until I have to get tagged. I’ll wait in the long line as long as they will let me, thank you very much.
What’s wrong with RFID passports?
How can I tell if my passport has an RFID chip?