Real ID .........Fail! - Page 11

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@Carmie wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
@suzyQ3

Do people update their name on their SS card? This made me laugh because I do volunteer work with seniors that involves helping them apply for benefits online as many do not use/have computers.
I can say less than 50% of the women have SS in their current names. Some even joke that they have been "_____" married name longer than they were 'maiden name' but they never changed their cards. Some of these women are in their 90's

Well, the laugh is on me, I guess @Abrowneyegirl . I never thought about or had a reason to update it. It has served me quite well until now. Good thing out of this is that I now have an official copy of my marriage certificate so that my husband can't claim it never happened. :-)
When I got married over 46 years ago, I updated my name with the Social Security Administration. You need a SS with your proper name to get a job and to collect SS benefits as well as a real ID. This is not new.

I had an Aunt that always used a first name that wasn't on her birth certificate or on any other documentation. She had a difficult time when she was 65 and wanted to go on Medicare and SS.

She finally had to take her oldest sister to the SS office to vouch for her that she was given a name that was never used and she had to sign papers to that effect.

it is better to make sure all records are updated when there is a name change.

@Carmie, I never had a problem with my original SS card wherever I worked after I married, and I am currently getting SS benefits and am enrolled in Medicare.

At this point in my life, I don't see a need to get an updated card. If it hinders me in any ongoing, of course I'll I do so.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@suzyQ3 As long as it doesn't cause you any problems, I don't blame you.

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

No problem for us with a passport NO birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

"Animals are not my whole world, but they have made my world whole" ~ Roger Caras

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

Your Social Security card is the first thing they ask you for. Then comes the passport or birth Certificate,followed by 2 different statements (to prove your address, such as a bank statement, utility bill etc)

Since my birth certificate is in Italian, I had to provide a passport. But it's not necessary if you have a U.S. birth Certificate. The only mandatory thing they want is the social security card, followed something that proves you a citizen (birth certificate of U.S. Passport.) So the Social Security card is the most important document. After proof of citizenship, the rest of the documents have to prove your address.

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@Drythe wrote:
No problem for us with a passport & birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

The U.S. passport is an option if you don't have a birth certificate. It's one or the other. Not both. It's necessary to prove you are a citizen of the U.S. Since my birth certificate is in Italian, the only proof I have of being a U.S. cititzen is my U.S. Passport. Other wise I don't get the Real ID and I might be deported. I've had nightmares of being deported I tell you before I went to get my Real I.D. In my dreams they were sending me to the Mexican Border to get to Argentina first, then Italy. Funny but Italy is place nobody leaves. Everyone wants to go to Italy. The Argentina bit is because (this gets funnier) 60% of the entire population of Argentina is Italian. Italian is spoken there as much as Spanish.

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

@songbird wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
No problem for us with a passport & birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

The U.S. passport is an option if you don't have a birth certificate. It's one or the other. Not both. It's necessary to prove you are a citizen of the U.S. Since my birth certificate is in Italian, the only proff of I have of being a cititzen is my U.S. Passport. Other wise I don't get the Real ID and I might be deported. I've had nightmares of being deported I tell you before I went to get my Real I.D. In my dreams they were sending me to the Mexican Border to get to Argntina first, then Italy. Funny but Italy is place nobody leaves. Everyone wants to go to Italy.

@songbird

You are correct, I ment to say Passport no birthcertificate. TY I have corrected my OP just to minimize more mis-information, but your copy and post are here and clears it all up.

I love Italy and would be happy to be deported to the SW coast!

"Animals are not my whole world, but they have made my world whole" ~ Roger Caras

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
in maryland it is $48 to renew or obtain your drivers license. it is good for 8 years.
How much is it to add the Real ID?

@Abrowneyegirl

that is the cost of a drivers license with the REAL ID......new and renewals.

if you are upgrading an older license that has not yet expired to a REAL ID license, there is a cost to upgrade. it is $20.

eventually, all maryland drivers must have a REAL ID. we do not have the option to NOT have it.

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songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@Drythe wrote:
@songbird wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
No problem for us with a passport & birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

The U.S. passport is an option if you don't have a birth certificate. It's one or the other. Not both. It's necessary to prove you are a citizen of the U.S. Since my birth certificate is in Italian, the only proff of I have of being a cititzen is my U.S. Passport. Other wise I don't get the Real ID and I might be deported. I've had nightmares of being deported I tell you before I went to get my Real I.D. In my dreams they were sending me to the Mexican Border to get to Argntina first, then Italy. Funny but Italy is place nobody leaves. Everyone wants to go to Italy.
@songbird

You are correct, I ment to say Passport no birthcertificate. TY

I love Italy and would be happy to be deported to the SW coast!

Yay! Italy!!!!!! You have my permission!

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

@songbird wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
No problem for us with a passport & birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

The U.S. passport is an option if you don't have a birth certificate. It's one or the other. Not both. It's necessary to prove you are a citizen of the U.S. Since my birth certificate is in Italian, the only proof I have of being a U.S. cititzen is my U.S. Passport. Other wise I don't get the Real ID and I might be deported. I've had nightmares of being deported I tell you before I went to get my Real I.D. In my dreams they were sending me to the Mexican Border to get to Argentina first, then Italy. Funny but Italy is place nobody leaves. Everyone wants to go to Italy. The Argentina bit is because (this gets funnier) 60% of the entire population of Argentina is Italian. Italian is spoken there as much as Spanish.

@songbird

you dont have a certificate of naturalization?

once my husband became a citizen he received a certificate of naturalization to prove he is a citizen.

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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
@songbird wrote:
@Drythe wrote:
No problem for us with a passport & birth certificate. My Passport is current, DH’s has expired, still it was fine. Don’t understand the need for the birth certificate as Passport proved citizenship, as well as identity.

What in the world use is this if the requirements vary so much? Seems bogus to me.

The U.S. passport is an option if you don't have a birth certificate. It's one or the other. Not both. It's necessary to prove you are a citizen of the U.S. Since my birth certificate is in Italian, the only proof I have of being a U.S. cititzen is my U.S. Passport. Other wise I don't get the Real ID and I might be deported. I've had nightmares of being deported I tell you before I went to get my Real I.D. In my dreams they were sending me to the Mexican Border to get to Argentina first, then Italy. Funny but Italy is place nobody leaves. Everyone wants to go to Italy. The Argentina bit is because (this gets funnier) 60% of the entire population of Argentina is Italian. Italian is spoken there as much as Spanish.

@songbird

you dont have a certificate of naturalization?
once my husband became a citizen he received a certificate of naturalization to prove he is a citizen.

I had one. I automatically became a citizen when my parents did because I was under the age of 16. . But it got lost. I can retrieve it from Washington DC, but it's expensive and time consuming. But so long as I have my U.S. Passport, that is enough for proof of cittizenship.