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Slight correction: "enhanced" driver licenses are citizen-only, and this is actually checked during issue, so they can also serve as proof of citizenship.
by int_19h 2y ago
Slight correction: "enhanced" driver licenses are citizen-only, and this is actually checked during issue, so they can also serve as proof of citizenship.
- lazyasciiart 2y agoNope, that’s a decision made by each state.
- int_19h 2y agoEnhanced driver licenses, not regular ones. These come with a whole lot of federal strings attached, and exist pretty much entirely for the purpose of traveling across the border without a passport. As far as I know, the feds require citizenship checks for any participating state. Now, in some states, regular driver licenses have a citizen or non-citizen marker on them, but that's a whole separate thing (and AFAIK the feds don't consider them sufficient proof in any case).
- light_hue_1 2y agoStates can give out enhanced driver's licenses to people who are non citizens. The only requirement is that they are here legally at the time.
- mzayatz 2y agoThat’s not correct. An enhanced driver’s license requires US citizenship. https://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they https://www.dhs.gov/enhanced-drivers-licenses-what-are-they
- lazyasciiart 2y agoYou're right, I was confusing REAL ID with "enhanced drivers licenses"
- kens 2y agoTo clarify some of the confusion in this thread, a REAL ID driver's license is completely different from an enhanced driver's license. A REAL ID meets federal security standards and is available in all states. An enhanced driver's license proves U.S. citizenship and includes RFID but is only available in five states.