3 ms·
Remember US has no National ID card. America has 50 states, each state has its own ID and DMV. Plenty of Americans move states, remember some of our states ar
by steveBK123 1y ago
Remember US has no National ID card. America has 50 states, each state has its own ID and DMV.
Plenty of Americans move states, remember some of our states are reasonably small enough that you might commute to the same NYC job from any of 4 different states. I have a friend who sequentially moved NY->NJ->CT->NY in something like 6 years.
Also I forget why but when I moved WITHIN a state 10 years ago, it required a DMV trip. edit: apparently within NY moving COUNTIES at the time required DMV trip (insane)
Oh and the recent push for "Real ID" enhanced IDs requires a trip to DMV. I've avoided this and just been prepared to fly domestically with my passport.
- acheron 1y agoReal ID requirements started 20 years ago, which I suppose is “recent” in government terms, but not really. In some states everyone has already had a Real ID compliant license for years. In others, notably California, they’ve been kicking the can down the road the entire time.
- steveBK123 1y agoWell this year supposedly they are finally going to be required at airports so it’s really real :-)
- toast0 1y agoI mean, they say they're going to start enforcing RealID 'requirements' this month, but given how often it's been delayed, and the current executive, I think it's fair to wait and see.
- steveBK123 1y agoIt was on SNL so it must be finally true? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRaQ6a2s9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRaQ6a2s9U
- voxic11 1y agoReal ID hasn't been required at all. I still don't have one and I just got a new license last year.
- steveBK123 1y agoOK have you watched the news at all lately? https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/04/24/new-york-residents-will-need-real-id-board-airplane-starting-may-7 https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/04/24/new-york-...