Posted on 03/03/2009 7:19:33 AM PST by MeekOneGOP
On the reminder card I got in the mail recently, it stated only that I had to show proof of valid Social Security documentation. Since I had my ORIGINAL SS Card from 1970 in my wallet, I wasn't concerned.
HOWEVER, when I got to TX DPS, the clerk said that PROOF of U.S. Citizenship was required before I could renew my license. She apologized for the inconvenience as I had to go back to my home and get my passport. She was very nice.
To renew your Texas Drivers License now, you MUST present your birth certificate or passport. She said that even an EXPIRED passport will suffice, too. They just want proof of citizenship now! And the passport shows U.S. citizenship on it. Also NOTE!: If you choose to go with the birth certificate, make sure the birth certificate is one from the STATE. The ORIGINAL one from the hospital issued when you are born, is NOT sufficient she said! (You will have to go to a county office to get your birth certificate).
So let this serve as a public announcement: when you go to RENEW your TX DL, TAKE your birth certificate or PASSPORT to prove U.S. Citizenship !!!
I think this is great, actually !! Maybe Texas is getting SERIOUS about enforcing our security and immigration laws. Yay! :)
See the above information from the Texas Department of Public Safety for more detail !!
Heads up, Texans!!!! (Excerpt of MY comment above):- - - - - - - -
To renew your Texas Drivers License now, you MUST present your birth certificate or passport. She said that even an EXPIRED passport will suffice, too. They just want proof of citizenship now! And the passport shows U.S. citizenship on it. Also NOTE!: If you choose to go with the birth certificate, make sure the birth certificate is one from the STATE. The ORIGINAL one from the hospital issued when you are born, is NOT sufficient she said! (You will have to go to a county office to get your birth certificate).
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Pingin' my TEXAS list here!!!
I wonder if it’s legal to ask to see it at the polls...
Just a friendly fyi, folks!Pingin' my General Interest List ... and a few others here as well!
btt
Guess I had better keep my passport current since my original birth certificate is a German document.
YES !!!
I think PHOTO ID SHOULD be required when you vote !!!
Now folks for the obvious.....Why not arrest and deport the bastards on the spot?
Thanks - I”m very proud to see our State doing something like this!
Hmmmmm ...
My brother was born at Coca Sola Hospital in the Canal Zone, Panama!
He would likely have to go the passport route as well.
I wasn’t sure if I have my b.c. here at the house or not.
But I KNEW I had a passport because I got one in 2001 before I went to China. And I had a GOOD idea when it was, too.
So it wasn’t TOO MUCH of an inconvenience for me.
And I am GLAD to see this being taken somewhat seriously now, too! :^D
Bumping!
Good news. Thanks Meek!
Grussgott und Mahlzeit!!
Thanks for saying it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience! I”m sure those folks, like you and your wife, who went through the legal process of obtaining citizenship value it and see why other citizens are angry at those sneaking into the country...
** Now folks for the obvious.....Why not arrest and deport the ba$tards on the spot? **
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Amen!!! :)
You just showed the DMV better documentation of your eligibility for a Driver License than C0mrade 0bama has shown of his eligilbility for the Presidency.
I presume you have naturalization documents?
Thanks for passing this along, FRiend !!! :)
Yep. It’ll just be a little more complicated for us military dependents born overseas, but it’s a step in the right direction.
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