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Same. I think they’ve been asked to do that.I guess I lucked out renewing my license in December 2019 and being able to get my real ID at that time. It was expiring Feb 2020 so I had to get a new one anyways. Oh and I had a new copy of my birth certificate as I could not find mine when I went to get TSA Pre Check (found old copy right after that), so I had ordered one from the state/county of my birth and received in about a week. We had to order one for my Dad too and his took a lot longer to receive with a denial because my mother requested it and not him.
When I flew in both March 2020 and March 2021, the TSA agent both times thanked me for having already updated to the Real ID. That was kind of strange.
In PA, we were supposed to get it by Oct 2020. Then Covid. The DMV shut down. My husband and I both needed photos taken last year (every 4 years), but no go. We were sent new licenses with our old photos on them.
So, not a procrastinator by choice! And now I'm hoping my birth certificate is "good enough."
and you can't show them the one that the minister gave you that is signed and sealed. You have to get a certified one from the town in which you were married...even though that one was originally filed by the minister so, is in fact, the same exact thing as the copy the minister gave you.Since my name changed when I got Married I had to show my marriage certificate also.
correct. I think it is because it is not official (legal)until filed. My State one looks different than the one the Officiant signedand you can't show them the one that the minister gave you that is signed and sealed. You have to get a certified one from the town in which you were married...even though that one was originally filed by the minister so, is in fact, the same exact thing as the copy the minister gave you.
Yeah, it's just mind-boggling to me that some states are still almost 10 years behind the curve. Here in Florida, I've had REAL ID for years and years. smh.Lol. 9 years of delays now.
A lot of states felt like it wasn’t any of the federal government’s business and dragged their feet on purpose.Yeah, it's just mind-boggling to me that some states are still almost 10 years behind the curve. Here in Florida, I've had REAL ID for years and years. smh.
Yes, I know. Or...they used that as an excuse to try to avoid a considerable expense to convert.A lot of states felt like it wasn’t any of the federal government’s business and dragged their feet on purpose.
My (and DH's) Virginia photo is from 2008! They've been pushing online renewals so have been doing it that way and I find it's amazing we haven't been required to get new photos.In PA, we were supposed to get it by Oct 2020. Then Covid. The DMV shut down. My husband and I both needed photos taken last year (every 4 years), but no go. We were sent new licenses with our old photos on them.
So, not a procrastinator by choice! And now I'm hoping my birth certificate is "good enough."
Is there any reason to get a Real ID if you have a passport? I see no need for one if I keep my passport current.