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Old Crank

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75. GOV.US

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #63)

Thu May 9, 2024, 09:11 AM

May 9

says passport renewal is $130. and card is $30.

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Real ID requirement set to begin in 2025 [View all] BumRushDaShow May 8 OP

I need to get mine before the Election. ProudMNDemocrat May 8 #1

Agree - use my passport to fly. n/t iluvtennis May 8 #22

Do you have a passport card? LisaM May 9 #41

I got mine when I renewed my lic. last year demosincebirth May 8 #2

I went paperless years ago regarding all bills lapfog_1 May 8 #3

I expect those streaming services have receipts for sub billing that can be printed BumRushDaShow May 8 #11

don't have a passport.. and really I am a digital nomad lapfog_1 May 8 #12

If you have a bank account BumRushDaShow May 8 #15

Utility bill IbogaProject May 8 #23

don't pay for any utilities lapfog_1 May 8 #24

Check with your State DMV Old Crank May 9 #73

I downloaded and printed bank statements and bills online Zeitghost May 9 #84

I don't get it Farmer-Rick May 8 #4

Depends on the state. Igel May 8 #9

The license MUST have special security features on it BumRushDaShow May 8 #10

In other words, you need a passport to travel betwwen States (by air). speak easy May 8 #5

Apparently. Thankfully I have one. This is just insane. AZLD4Candidate May 8 #14

No. Just a standard, fraud-proof ID. What's the big deal? We've had ours for years. Martin68 May 8 #29

What is the difference between real ID speak easy May 9 #39

Nothing. But a passport costs a lot of money for some. AllyCat May 9 #54

Next up: Real ID to vote? speak easy May 9 #68

I always have shown my driver's license when I vote. It is required. This is no different. Get a grip, people. Martin68 May 9 #82

I already need one to vote absentee RazorbackExpat Monday #95

Nah, no big deal... Mr. Mustard 2023 May 9 #78

The process was easy, inexpensive, and carefree. It is just a fraud-proof driver's license. Martin68 May 9 #83

Yes claudette May 9 #52

There's a cost involved, isn't there? Like $85? bucolic_frolic May 8 #6

There always has been a cost getting a drivers license jimfields33 May 8 #8

The difference is that many of us already have a license, and we'll have to spend pnwmom May 8 #21

Women have Rebl2 May 8 #32

Only women who changed their names at marriage. nt pnwmom May 8 #36

I didn't need to show a marriage certificate. I changed my name. LeftInTX May 9 #44

Birth certs don't reflect name change n/t snpsmom May 9 #55

I know, but I bought my BC, DL, and my Passport etc. They didn't ask for a marriage certificate. LeftInTX May 9 #57

Real ID costs more than standard license. n/t iluvtennis May 8 #25

How much more? How long is it good for? I've had one for years now. No big deal. Martin68 May 8 #28

Mine cost the same and it renews the same. LeftInTX May 9 #45

I just recall in California when I last renewed my DL iluvtennis May 9 #85

There is a difference. We are required to have ID for most things. AllyCat May 9 #56

I think you are thinking.. Grins May 8 #30

Here in PA the one-time cost is $30. ./nt bucolic_frolic May 9 #63

GOV.US Old Crank May 9 #75

Cost for a regular passport is $130 NanaCat May 9 #79

It is the cost to renew your DL TxGuitar May 9 #71

Here they tack on an additional one-time fee bucolic_frolic May 9 #72

Meanwhile in San Diego County... Caribbeans May 8 #7

That's messed up rockfordfile May 9 #86

Unreal. This was a reaction to 9/11. How is requiring all this going to make us safer? More restrictions on American AZLD4Candidate May 8 #13

"I guess I'll just use my passport to get on flights from now on." BumRushDaShow May 8 #16

I still travel overseas alot. AZLD4Candidate May 8 #17

I know BumRushDaShow May 8 #18

You might want to... 2naSalit May 9 #66

That is a "sample" one from one of those "expediter" services websites BumRushDaShow May 10 #90

OK... 2naSalit May 10 #91

LOL BumRushDaShow May 10 #93

You do realise a lot of states have had this option for years... róisín_dubh May 9 #47

That's good for you. I have problems with creeping authoritarianism AZLD4Candidate May 9 #70

I think this is absolutely unnecessary! slightlv May 8 #19

Not changing your name at marriage is the key. PoindexterOglethorpe May 9 #43

For exactly the reasons you state, I wish I hadn't changed mine AllyCat May 9 #59

So until then, I can still use my fake ID? C Moon May 8 #20

This was an announced years ago, and that's when we got our Real Ids. Isn't anyone paying attention? Martin68 May 8 #26

No, much better than to act like a bunch of freaked out lunatics róisín_dubh May 9 #48

The law passed in 2005 and a number of states refused to comply (including PA) BumRushDaShow May 9 #58

Yes I got my realID in 2016. n/t CousinIT May 10 #92

I'm willing to wager that this law supported by Republicans because they plan to use it to make it harder to vote. cstanleytech May 8 #27

It was quit bipartisan. Heck the senate was unanimous. jimfields33 May 8 #34

Yes, I know but do you think the Republicans supported it to help America or to help themselves? cstanleytech May 9 #46

If it was on a Conference Report, then this was part of a reconciliation bill BumRushDaShow May 9 #62

My problem is Rebl2 May 8 #31

I just looked at the PA requirements (which I think are probably national) and auto insurance was included as eligible BumRushDaShow May 9 #65

SIgh NanaCat May 9 #80

Well, all of these ID requirements are a small price to pay to keep crooks like von Shitzinpantz out of the WH. Girard442 May 8 #33

And, if you're using your birth certificate and your current name does not match that dflprincess May 8 #35

I was married almost 40 years and changed my name. I did not need to bring a marriage certificate etc. LeftInTX May 9 #49

Perhaps the woman I saw didn't have a passport? dflprincess May 9 #74

Passport is enough. AllyCat May 9 #60

Won't change anything. The terrorists will have Real ID too. hunter May 8 #37

Papers Always Blue May 9 #38

Welcome to DU, Always Blue! calimary May 9 #42

Nazi Germany? Elessar Zappa May 9 #87

I'm all set. usonian May 9 #40

Got mine February 2020 ... Auggie May 9 #50

However claudette May 9 #51

In Wisconsin, we had to have the actual SS card! AllyCat May 9 #53

Here in PA we needed the SS card (or some government form like W2 that listed it) BumRushDaShow May 9 #64

How do you prove " lawful status " ? questionseverything May 9 #61

You have my SS records back to 1964 when I was 12. WTF? twodogsbarking May 9 #67

They have been saying this for almost 20 years. former9thward May 9 #69

+1. rzemanfl May 9 #77

I think a big issue for postponement Old Crank May 9 #76

I use my DD-214 NanaCat May 9 #81

It is a Big Deal..... EJRocketMan May 10 #88

Contact your congressional rep. Even a Repuke will help you. LeftInTX May 10 #89

Good idea EJRocketMan May 10 #94