Renewed my drivers license today. Was asked, do I want True ID added?

[OAITW r.2.0]

I answered, why? I have a passport.

Answer: A lot of people don't like to carry their passports inside the US. Makes sense, you don;t need a passport to travel in the US.

True ID is actually linking your driver's license to your passport details. Not a problem under Biden....but how will Elon use it?

[2naSalit]

1. I was glad...

When I got my new license last year, that it wasn't the new RealID, same thing, for that very reason.

[spooky3]

2. Do you mean Real ID? Nt

[Permanut]

3. RealID or passport will be required even for domestic flights..

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beginning May 7th. I'm going to go ahead and get one.

[IbogaProject]

15. 2027 for flights now but they may start hassling about it after May

It is being delayed again, but they may hassle people without it.

[BadgerKid]

24. Link? DHS still states May 7th.

“ On May 7, 2025, U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities.”

[IbogaProject]

28. Rather than postpone they will just start a "phase in"

https://www.cnet.com/tech/real-ids-2025-deadline-may-get-flexibility-through-2027-under-tsa-proposal/

[newdeal2]

4. Real ID will become a requirement to fly even domestically

Unless you plan to carry a passport.

[TommyT139]

5. Real ID?

If they were referring to Real ID, thanks for the driver's license/passport connection. That is good to know.

Real ID won't just be needed for domestic flights -- it will also be required for entry into some municipal buildings, at least in my state.

Another option is to get a more portable version of your passport on card form. Works like a passport,fits into your wallet like a driver's license.

Edited to add info link:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/card.html

[Raftergirl]

6. I just carry my passport with me. It's no big deal to do, imo.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. I'm on my 3rd passport (with added pages),

the latest one is unused, but now has a plastic page component that must hold a lot of personal data.

[Ms. Toad]

8. If you mean Real ID -

No. It doesn't link the two. They are independent documents, each of which can be used as ID for the purposes of flying.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Thanks Ms. Toad on clarifying the situation. I wonder if Elon Musk knows this?

[Ms. Toad]

11. Since there isn't any link between the two,

I'm not sure it matters.

[nilram]

9. I carry a passport card.

My partner was dead set against a real id but once they learned that my state already takes the biometric picture, and it was just linking it with the passport, they went along with it. I haven't done it yet.

[Ms. Toad]

12. The two aren't linked. n/t.

[MichMan]

13. A Real ID is free while a Passport book costs $165

Anyone renewing a driver's license can get a REAL ID added for free and they are good to travel anywhere within the US. You never know when you might need to fly on short notice to see family members or attend a funeral.

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. Cost me an additional $25 in ME today,

[MichMan]

16. No cost here

[OAITW r.2.0]

18. The worst part was a 90 minutes wait. Cuz I didn't pre-register online.

[IbogaProject]

17. Border states have something beyond RealID if you request it

Here in NY it is an Enhanced Driver's Licence, which is good for travel in North America or at least our neighbors and the Caribbean. https://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/enhanced-or-real-id

[OAITW r.2.0]

20. Really, really ID?

[IbogaProject]

29. Enhanced Driver's Licence for land and water crossings

[Renew Deal]

19. They already have the info

I wouldn’t worry about it

[OAITW r.2.0]

21. LOL, exactly. And they know our posting on DU now.

Elon's the Government now. He knows All.

[Meowmee]

22. We got the passport book and card as usual

I am not sure if I will get the real id driver's license yet when I renew mine. I can use the passport card if needed and I don't fly anymore anywhere.

[calimary]

23. It's a damn shame we even have to worry about "how will Elon use it".

Absolutely Disgusting!!! Who invited him?

Oh, never mind.

[JCMach1]

25. And soon they will push that for voting

[FSogol]

26. You should have answered yes.

It doesn't link to your passport, they just verify your passport and/or birth certificate to insure you are a US citizen. I wouldn't be able to do my job easily without the real id on my DL. Besides, all info on you is in a data base somewhere anyway.

[Freddie]

27. I have Real ID and a passport card

Passport card is good for 10 years but the Real ID was easy to get when I renewed my picture license. Might as well have both.