Posted on 05/04/2025 3:50:01 AM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON – As many Americans across the nation are rushing to obtain their REAL ID license, some are choosing to opt out by either using their valid passport as their preferred form of ID for travel or waiting until their current driver’s license expires and then renewing it.
The REAL ID requirement takes effect on May 7, when Americans must have a new form of identification in order to fly domestically.
The costs of obtaining the identification vary from state to state. Costs also vary according to whether travelers are obtaining a first-time REAL ID or looking to renew their existing license.
Other forms of identification that will be accepted in lieu of a REAL ID include a valid U.S. passport or passport card, DHS trusted traveler cards such as Global Entry, Department of Defense IDs, permanent resident cards, and border crossing cards.
With the deadline looming, Fox News Digital spoke this week with travelers and asked those who do not have or do not plan to get a REAL ID any time soon why they made that decision.
At the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., Lisa from Oregon said that it was a “financial decision” at this time.
Lisa (no last name shared) said she had not yet gotten a REAL ID to date “because it was an extra cost, and I knew that I would rather put that money toward the passport.”
She said that at a later date, she may decide to get a REAL ID.
“When I’m traveling later, I’ll have to bring my passport, and I may not want to do that for stateside travel,” she said.
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Wow! That was inconvenient.
I am 80 years old. I’ve had my SS number, my driver’s license long before Congress passed this law. I also have my original birth certificate with my biological mother’s information. One of my biological brothers was a police officer at the time they found me, and he had enough credibility that the Family Court judge opened the records.
I have two certificates with a raised notary stamp on them indicating my name change. The BMV won’t take it.
I am about to contact my Congressman.
Do contact your Congress person about this.
Looks like the notary-stamped docs aren’t good enough, the BMV wants certified copies from the government records depts showing all your name changes from birth to present.
Original birth certificate when you were born, with your biological mom’s name on it and your original name on it.
Certified copy of name change document from the government records dept, showing the change from your original birth doc name to your adoptive name.
Certified copy from government records dept, of name change from your adoptive name to your married name, if applicable.
If your current name is the married name, then everything is connected.
For now.
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