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***** | LIMITED PURPOSE CARD. | A credit card that can be used only for travel expenditures, for example, and not for general purchases.
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**** | TOURIST CARD. | A document issued in lieu of a visa for a short visit to a country. Typically, a tourist card does not require the person to whom it is issued to have a passport.
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**** | PASS CARD. | A form of identification that U.S. citizens could use instead of a passport to cross the U.S. border. Also called a passport card.
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*** | GREEN CARD. | Identity card issued by the U.S. government to noncitizens who are permanent residents of the United States.
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** | TSI CARD. | A photo ID issued by IATAN to those who work in IATAN-approved firms but who do not issue airline tickets (e.g. cruise-only agents).
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** | TIME CARD. | A membership card that provides the holder with a specified number of hours of travel on a business jet, but no ownership interest. See also fractional ownership.
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* | PASSPORT CARD. | A wallet-sized card containing a trackable computer chip, issued by the U.S. government to U.S. citizens, that can be used as identification by travelers returning from Canada, Mexico. Bermuda, and th
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* | AIR TRAVEL CARD. | An airline-sponsored credit card, good for airline tickets only. Also known as the Universal Air Travel Plan Card.
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* | AFFINITY CARD. | A credit card marketed by a company, charity, or other group in association with the credit card company.
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