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Post by gorgeouskid on Jun 3, 2022 21:19:06 GMT
I changed my name in college by usage, not by court documentation, totally legally. (I added my mother's maiden name, hyphenated with my father's.)
Then I got married.
My social security card is First Mother's Maiden Husband's Last Name (ie- Mary Smith Jones). I dropped my father's name altogether.
HOWEVER, when I got my new driver's license, they refused to match my social security card (no idea why), marriage license, AND passport. So driver's license is Mary Christine Jones.
SO, they refuse to give me a Real ID without a whole hell of a mess (which is really their fault for refusing to issue my driver's license in my actual name), including getting my name legally changed. Even more confusing, for some reason, my work has my name as Mary Christine Smith Jones. Ugh.
This Real ID unfairly puts a burden on women to prove who they really are.
I have a passport, so fuck them.
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Post by TXMary on Jun 3, 2022 21:28:32 GMT
The last time I renewed my license, that's what they gave me. I didn't have to give them anything extra. That was several years ago. I also have a passport.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 3, 2022 21:30:53 GMT
My DL is real ID compliant. I didn’t have to do anything extra or special, it was just the one that came when it was time to renew. Obviously you don't live in CA where you have to jump through hoops to get one.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 3, 2022 21:34:01 GMT
In Colorado, when I renewed my license, they just gave me one; I didn't have to provide them additional information. Our licenses are good for 5 years, so I'm sure by now everyone in Colorado would have one. I would not rely on just that for international travel though. I didn't take anything extra either
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 3, 2022 21:41:42 GMT
Not yet…but I have my passport and passport ID card. When I renew my DL, I’ll get the real ID version.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2022 21:53:05 GMT
I have to renew my license this year. I think they told me I had to get it updated to real id the next time I renew which will be in a few months. Yay! Ugh. I need to find everything. I should probably check to see if I need my divorce decree too. A cousin who had been married 5 times claimed she needed proof of all name changes.
Meanwhile, DH and boys only have to show like two things and their licenses are real ID complainant.
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Post by katlady on Jun 3, 2022 22:07:06 GMT
My DL is real ID compliant. I didn’t have to do anything extra or special, it was just the one that came when it was time to renew. Obviously you don't live in CA where you have to jump through hoops to get one. The problem is that some states, like California, only require one proof of residency to get a driver's license. Now, with this new federal law, you have to provide two proofs of residency to get a Real ID. This is difficult for some people, especially if they don't have utility bills in their name or for many women who have changed their names. California is one of the slow states that did not change their requirements back when this was all first initially talked about, I think around 2008. freecharlie , In Colorado, did you have to provide two proofs of residency when you got your initial license? This is probably why some states have regular licenses that are already federally compliant.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jun 3, 2022 22:13:15 GMT
Not optional, so yes.
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Post by stampinisfun on Jun 3, 2022 22:57:16 GMT
No because my retired military dependent ID card is all I need.
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Post by casii on Jun 3, 2022 23:00:32 GMT
In Maryland, we had to. I thought it was a bit silly they asked for all the paperwork required to get a license or passport as well as bringing my passport if I had one to get it.
My kids all got real ID when they got their big kid 21 years old licenses without needing to jump through hoops.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jun 3, 2022 23:01:33 GMT
It's on my summer to-do list, so I clicked that I have an appointment to do it. I just wish I could do it online like I do everything else with the DMV. Man, I love that about Virginia. So easy.
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Post by Lexica on Jun 3, 2022 23:13:50 GMT
Since I will be getting an Oregon license when I move, I assume it will be a real ID type. You don't need to ask for them as something special do you>
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Post by ellen on Jun 3, 2022 23:14:38 GMT
I had to renew my license recently and got an enhanced ID. I can use my passport if I opt to fly internationally.
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Post by katlady on Jun 3, 2022 23:18:48 GMT
Since I will be getting an Oregon license when I move, I assume it will be a real ID type. You don't need to ask for them as something special do you> I googled quickly for you. Oregon offers both, so you will have to specify which one you want. The Real ID requires more paperwork.
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Post by Lexica on Jun 3, 2022 23:25:13 GMT
Since I will be getting an Oregon license when I move, I assume it will be a real ID type. You don't need to ask for them as something special do you> I googled quickly for you. Oregon offers both, so you will have to specify which one you want. The Real ID requires more paperwork. Thank you so much for doing that for me! I will make sure I ask for the Real ID version of driver's license.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 3, 2022 23:44:06 GMT
I have a passport and use it for things you'd use a Real ID for so do not see a need.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 3, 2022 23:46:41 GMT
Obviously you don't live in CA where you have to jump through hoops to get one. The problem is that some states, like California, only require one proof of residency to get a driver's license. Now, with this new federal law, you have to provide two proofs of residency to get a Real ID. This is difficult for some people, especially if they don't have utility bills in their name or for many women who have changed their names. California is one of the slow states that did not change their requirements back when this was all first initially talked about, I think around 2008. freecharlie , In Colorado, did you have to provide two proofs of residency when you got your initial license? This is probably why some states have regular licenses that are already federally compliant. I'm not sure. My first one was 30 years ago. I know we did for my kids, but they were issued after the real ids were thing here.
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Post by BSnyder on Jun 4, 2022 0:06:27 GMT
I do not yet, because my current license isn’t expired until 2024. When I update it will be a Real ID, as all licenses for the state are. Until then, I use my passport.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 4, 2022 2:21:48 GMT
All licenses in my state have been Real IDs since they became a thing.
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 4, 2022 2:47:06 GMT
I did it a couple years ago when my license was up for renewal. I could have renewed online or by mail for the regular license, but figured I might as well bite the bullet and get it done then. I had all the paperwork I needed and it didn’t take all that long once I got to the counter after standing in line for quite a while.
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Post by christine58 on Jun 4, 2022 9:16:35 GMT
Yes. I've had what's called an enhanced driver's license (Real ID compliant) in WA state for over 10 years. It allowed me to travel to/from Canada without my passport. Me too. Enhanced license
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Post by hop2 on Jun 4, 2022 12:09:09 GMT
I want to but there are too many barriers in my way. I will most likely need to renew my passport to get my real ID and at that point I don’t see the point in paying for it.
The federal government is satisfied that I am me enough to issue me a passport but NJ isn’t satisfied with my documents enough to issue me a real ID 🙄
I started by requesting my replacement ssn card ( ex laminate are fit ) then I’ll see if they accept my birth certificate ( it’s similar to Obama’s and doesn’t have a lot of info on it ) but most likely I’ll just have to renew my passport.
Also, I did not use my middle initial on my utility accounts so I have no way to prove my address since the names don’t ‘EXACTLY match’. I have no idea if I used my middle initial or my middle name on my marriage license 30 years ago, if I did not there is no way whatsoever to prove that name change so a real ID might well be impossible, because I can’t go back in time and redo that. ( it’s packed right now so no way to check ) IMO They made this so incredibly stupid. I can bypass all that bullshit if I renew my passport but then at that point why bother paying to get the real ID?
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Post by hop2 on Jun 4, 2022 12:17:19 GMT
Obviously you don't live in CA where you have to jump through hoops to get one. The problem is that some states, like California, only require one proof of residency to get a driver's license. Now, with this new federal law, you have to provide two proofs of residency to get a Real ID. This is difficult for some people, especially if they don't have utility bills in their name or for many women who have changed their names. California is one of the slow states that did not change their requirements back when this was all first initially talked about, I think around 2008. freecharlie , In Colorado, did you have to provide two proofs of residency when you got your initial license? This is probably why some states have regular licenses that are already federally compliant. All names have to EXACTLY match you can’t have a first & last on utility bill and have a middle initial or full middle name on any other document and Heaven forbid you have your full middle name on something from 30 years ago that you can’t in anyway change and all your other documents have only your middle initial. So from birth to now you have to prove your self with no alteration whatsoever in your name ( I don’t even know if utility companies use full middle names. ) It’s fucked up in my opinion
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 4, 2022 13:48:07 GMT
All licenses in Colorado fit the real Id requirements I think I got mine five or six years ago in Colorado. When I renewed on my last license, it was a real ID.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jun 4, 2022 13:54:55 GMT
All names have to EXACTLY match you can’t have a first & last on utility bill and have a middle initial or full middle name on any other document and Heaven forbid you have your full middle name on something from 30 years ago that you can’t in anyway change and all your other documents have only your middle initial. That's not exactly true. One of DH's *proof* had his first and last name but not is middle name or initial.
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Post by chances on Jun 4, 2022 14:05:00 GMT
The problem is that some states, like California, only require one proof of residency to get a driver's license. Now, with this new federal law, you have to provide two proofs of residency to get a Real ID. This is difficult for some people, especially if they don't have utility bills in their name or for many women who have changed their names. California is one of the slow states that did not change their requirements back when this was all first initially talked about, I think around 2008. freecharlie , In Colorado, did you have to provide two proofs of residency when you got your initial license? This is probably why some states have regular licenses that are already federally compliant. All names have to EXACTLY match you can’t have a first & last on utility bill and have a middle initial or full middle name on any other document and Heaven forbid you have your full middle name on something from 30 years ago that you can’t in anyway change and all your other documents have only your middle initial. So from birth to now you have to prove your self with no alteration whatsoever in your name ( I don’t even know if utility companies use full middle names. ) It’s fucked up in my opinion Ugh. I’m sorry you have to go through all of that! I wonder what the thinking is behind EXACT name matching? Does anyone know what security this provides? The only thing I can think of family members pretending to be each other. Lots of men in my family have the same first middle and last names just in different sequences.
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Post by katlady on Jun 4, 2022 14:42:59 GMT
hop2 I remember when I got my passport for the first time, the agent questioned my birth certificate, but he accepted it anyways. It looks like a copy from a microfiche, but it has an embossed seal on it. So anyways, now I make sure I always keep my passport current so I don’t have to hassle with being questioned about my birth certificate again. I suppose I could request a new one if I ever had to.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 4, 2022 14:45:00 GMT
All names have to EXACTLY match you can’t have a first & last on utility bill and have a middle initial or full middle name on any other document and Heaven forbid you have your full middle name on something from 30 years ago that you can’t in anyway change and all your other documents have only your middle initial. That's not exactly true. One of DH's *proof* had his first and last name but not is middle name or initial. Because you are NOT in NJ!!
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Post by katlady on Jun 4, 2022 14:48:51 GMT
That's not exactly true. One of DH's *proof* had his first and last name but not is middle name or initial. Because you are NOT in NJ!! Just curious, but since this is a federal requirement, aren’t the rules the same in all states?
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 4, 2022 14:54:25 GMT
hop2The SNN was the easiest one!! I never knew what the issue was about Obama's BC. All I had ever had was my hospital one, but it did have a gold seal with raised embossing. That was until..... I needed the full one. I ordered mine online from NY state to the tune of $35. They did it promptly. I actually have my original Driver's License. It has my name with FIRST initial, SECOND initial, and full last name.. Like A B Smith
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