Real ID .........Fail! - Page 6

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

I read that in the section on i.d. you can use either social security card or W-2. There's another section where you can use your passport as one form of i.d. Amazing that this needs to be repeated every four years!

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@patbz wrote:
I read that in the section on i.d. you can use either social security card or W-2. There's another section where you can use your passport as one form of i.d. Amazing that this needs to be repeated every four years!

@patbz

See, there's another difference between the states. Not only is my current Real ID valid for eight years, I was told at my MVD that I would not have to provide all that proof of identity documentation for renewal.

september · ‎03-09-2010

I got my real ID in my new state (NH) last week. It was quick and easy. If one goes to their state's dmv website, you'll find what you need to bring.

For me, it was a passport, social security card, auto registration, and a utility bill showing my current address. Including getting an eye test, I was in and out in about one hour.

@suzyQ3 yes, a new social security card can be obtained when you get married and change your last name. I had one, so I didn't need to bring a copy of my marriage certificate.

Toppers3 · ‎10-25-2016

When I received my driver's license renewal information in the mail last year, there was a list of documents included in there for what was needed if you wanted to get the REAL ID instead of the regular driver's license.

We already had the documents, as we got copies to take with us when we moved from one state to another.

For those who aren't sure, when the DMV asks for a copy of your marriage certificate or birth certificate, they are asking for a notarized copy of the actual document, of one that you can get from the Bureau/Dept. of Vital Statistics from the city where you were born.

Editing to add, the marriage certificate would be a notarized copy from where you were married, also from the Dept. of Vital Statistics.

What can be confusing is that we may get copies of Birth and Marriage Certificates from a judge or from a doctor or hospital that certifies that a marriage or a birth took place.

My husband and I both have these copies as well, but they're not notarized.

We found out the hard way so to speak, after we moved here to Wisconsin and we needed proof of residency for something and we had to show a notarized copy of one of our records. If I recall properly, we had to mail something in somewhere, etc.

It's best to check on what you need, and not assume, like we did.

We thought those other types of records/certificates were what we needed, but they weren't.

So, just sharing what we learned, to help others avoid frustration,

Ms tyrion2 · ‎05-08-2017

@patbz wrote:
I read that in the section on i.d. you can use either social security card or W-2. There's another section where you can use your passport as one form of i.d. Amazing that this needs to be repeated every four years!

@patbz ,

In Arizona, once you are 65, you have to renew every 5 years.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@on the bay wrote:
@suzyQ3 -
Yes, I did get an updated ss card..
I probably could not have gotten even my regular drivers license if I hadn't. I don't know if it's different state to state but If you take everything you have ever had changed and it's documentation, maybe you'll get by. I would call first if you need an updated one for anything you are trying to get.

@on the bay, until now I never had a problem getting a regular license with my pre-marriage SS card. Oh, well, as I posted, I did need to get a certified copy of my marriage license, so I'm all good now with my Real ID in hand.

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

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@september wrote:
I got my real ID in my new state (NH) last week. It was quick and easy. If one goes to their state's dmv website, you'll find what you need to bring.

For me, it was a passport, social security card, auto registration, and a utility bill showing my current address. Including getting an eye test, I was in and out in about one hour.

@suzyQ3 yes, a new social security card can be obtained when you get married and change your last name. I had one, so I didn't need to bring a copy of my marriage certificate.

@september, I never even thought about it. I guess I should have.

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

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@Toppers3 wrote:
When I received my driver's license renewal information in the mail last year, there was a list of documents included in there for what was needed if you wanted to get the REAL ID instead of the regular driver's license.

We already had the documents, as we got copies to take with us when we moved from one state to another.

For those who aren't sure, when the DMV asks for a copy of your marriage certificate or birth certificate, they are asking for a notarized copy of the actual document, of one that you can get from the Bureau/Dept. of Vital Statistics from the city where you were born.

Editing to add, the marriage certificate would be a notarized copy from where you were married, also from the Dept. of Vital Statistics.

What can be confusing is that we may get copies of Birth and Marriage Certificates from a judge or from a doctor or hospital that certifies that a marriage or a birth took place.

My husband and I both have these copies as well, but they're not notarized.

We found out the hard way so to speak, after we moved here to Wisconsin and we needed proof of residency for something and we had to show a notarized copy of one of our records. If I recall properly, we had to mail something in somewhere, etc.

It's best to check on what you need, and not assume, like we did.

We thought those other types of records/certificates were what we needed, but they weren't.

So, just sharing what we learned, to help others avoid frustration,

I had my original birth certificate, which is a certified copy from the county clerk in the county of my birth. My husband also had a certified photocopy of his birth certificate from his birth county.

50Mickey · ‎05-21-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@patbz wrote:
I read that in the section on i.d. you can use either social security card or W-2. There's another section where you can use your passport as one form of i.d. Amazing that this needs to be repeated every four years!
@patbz

See, there's another difference between the states. Not only is my current Real ID valid for eight years, I was told at my MVD that I would not have to provide all that proof of identity documentation for renewal.

@geezerette That's correct. It's once and done.

SydneyH · ‎03-10-2010

My state's RMV clearly states which documents can secure a Real ID. Though I have a Passport, I prefer to use my driver's license for domestic flights in the future.