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LisaM

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9. It's not so easy for everyone.

Reply to groundloop (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 12:13 PM

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You need a certain kind of photo and a certified copy of your birth certificate (or the original) and it might sound easy enough but not everyone has those things. When I went in to get my enhanced driver's license a number of years ago, the person in front of me in line wasn't sure if his mother had been born in Korea or California (she probably had some reason for not talking about her childhood) and couldn't reach her by phone at the moment, so he had to re-schedule. I believe I also had to pay extra to get it, which can be an obstacle.

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TSA announces $45 fee for travelers with no REAL ID [View all] groundloop Monday OP

Was gonna say - it was originally going to be $18. BumRushDaShow Monday #1

I dunno' about "junk fee"..... IMO if you're gonna' fly just get a passport. groundloop Monday #2

Unless you are me and are a dedicated procrastinator. Polly Hennessey Monday #4

If you never plan to leave the country, why would you need a passport? n/t OnlinePoker Monday #6

Because they are going to basically make it so only those with special ID will be allowed to fly at all. OldBaldy1701E Monday #19

I'm with you, OldBaldy! slightlv Monday #21

Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #25

I think the vast majority of Americans never travel outside of the U.S. borders, so a passport would be a moot thing BumRushDaShow Monday #7

It's not so easy for everyone. LisaM Monday #9

Get a passport even if you don't have plans. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. twodogsbarking Monday #16

Yep... plenty of time. OldBaldy1701E Monday #18

Always another unnecessary expense Torchlight Monday #3

More verification certificates and badges than degrees bucolic_frolic Monday #5

I'll add a bag of nickels to my preflight checklist. hunter Monday #8

Here in CA it was easy to do. Jacson6 Monday #10

Yeah same. Initech Monday #12

I've had issues in WI getting my kid one Luciferous Monday #14

It was easy in NY too Polybius Monday #22

Gee, why was it $45? Oh fuck off. Initech Monday #11

That's a big increase from the original Luciferous Monday #13

Got to render to Trump and all his preferred minions... RockCreek 18 hrs ago #28

Wow popsdenver Monday #15

Thinking back to flying in the 1980s and not much after that it has become so much hassle. twodogsbarking Monday #17

The Real ID Act of 2005 was bipartisan though Polybius Monday #23

Any idea popsdenver Monday #24

On one hand, I'm glad people can still fly... Shipwack Monday #20

Real ID................... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #26

Next step bigmonk 18 hrs ago #27

Already happening, if brown skinned etc RockCreek 18 hrs ago #29