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I had the option to get a "Real ID" the last time I renewed my driver's license, and did not. I forget which stupid bit of paper gave me trouble, but I had a va

I had the option to get a "Real ID" the last time I renewed my driver's license, and did not. I forget which stupid bit of paper gave me trouble, but I had a valid passport (the Mother of All IDs), which was both insufficient to get a "Real ID" and sufficient to fly. It's a joke, a nuisance, and now a revenue source.

0x457 8mo ago
You're not going to believe it, but if you already have a passport - you don't need Real ID (in ideal world). I only got Real ID because I want to have zero questions about my immigration status.
- nobody9999 8mo ago
  >You're not going to believe it, but if you already have a passport - you don't need Real ID (in ideal world). I only got Real ID because I want to have zero questions about my immigration status. DHS says they don't consider RealID to be reliable "proof" of immigration status[0][1], so you might consider rethinking that strategy. [0] https://www.biometricupdate.com/202601/dhs-agent-tells-court-real-id-cant-be-used-to-confirm-us-citizenship https://www.biometricupdate.com/202601/dhs-agent-tells-court... [1] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alsd.76579/gov.uscourts.alsd.76579.44.1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alsd.76...
  - 0x457 8mo ago
    > DHS says they don't consider RealID to be reliable "proof" of immigration status[0][1], so you might consider rethinking that strategy. I did, I became American and now have a US passport. That is just moving of the goal post by current admin.