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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by digianarchist on Monday December 05, 2022 @04:29PM (#33872169)
After moving to the US from Canada it's pretty shocking the number of institutions that do not accept either your passport or a federally issued ID (TTP) as valid identification.

Everyone wants a state ID such as a driver's license to open bank accounts online.

This Real ID deadline has made it a massive pain to get a California DL and of course California doesn't allow exchange of a Canadian Provincial DL unlike the reverse.

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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by bombcar on Monday December 05, 2022 @05:04PM (#33872563)
Almost everywhere I’ve been will accept a US passport with prodding, but online “instant verification” systems are universally shitty.
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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by digianarchist on Monday December 05, 2022 @05:55PM (#33873098)
That's the one ID a Canadian citizen isn't able to get.
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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by bombcar on Monday December 05, 2022 @06:09PM (#33873254)
Well you can but it’s a much more involved process. And requires swearing fealty to the flag and apple pie.
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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by kylehotchkiss on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:42PM (#33874772)
“Massive pain”

I presume you’re taking about address proofs. The secret is that they aren’t so strict about it. Change the bank or credit card address nearest to issuing next statement. Then just sign up for Google fi and use whatever address. When I needed to change an CA drivers license address to a friends while living abroad for a bit, getting these two proofs took me under a week. And my friends address was where I wanted any correspondence to go, so I considered the change genuine for my situation

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Re:DHS Announces Extension of Real ID Full Enforcement Deadline by refurb on Monday December 05, 2022 @09:52PM (#33875295)
Pretty much. A friend had a live-in nanny who needed state ID, but had no proof of US address. A lease qualifies, so the friend just typed up a lease with an address.

Good enough for real ID.

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