That is nuts! I still haven't gotten a Real ID. When it was announced, I was really annoyed by all of the requirements and basically have just refused to do it on principle. I figured that I have a passport, and I will use that. It seemed redundant to me and a lot of extra work. I do see the benefit, like you mentioned for ease of domest…
That is nuts! I still haven't gotten a Real ID. When it was announced, I was really annoyed by all of the requirements and basically have just refused to do it on principle. I figured that I have a passport, and I will use that. It seemed redundant to me and a lot of extra work. I do see the benefit, like you mentioned for ease of domestic travel though. I am also in a state that has the Enhanced ID which is what my mom got.
I personally opted to just get a passport and use it for both domestic and international, but my parents don't feel as comfortable carrying their passports around if they don't need to, so I understand their perspective as well!
My brother lives in Kentucky and got his REAL ID a couple years ago. He says it has been *nothing* but frustrating every time he's flown domestically. Something about his picture on the ID not 'matching' when they scan his face biometrically? He basically has to budget an extra 20-30 minutes at each flight check-in and he's considering just getting a passport to see if that would be easier! So all that to say, these documents are kind of a pain in the patooty to both obtain and to use.
That is nuts! I still haven't gotten a Real ID. When it was announced, I was really annoyed by all of the requirements and basically have just refused to do it on principle. I figured that I have a passport, and I will use that. It seemed redundant to me and a lot of extra work. I do see the benefit, like you mentioned for ease of domestic travel though. I am also in a state that has the Enhanced ID which is what my mom got.
I personally opted to just get a passport and use it for both domestic and international, but my parents don't feel as comfortable carrying their passports around if they don't need to, so I understand their perspective as well!
My brother lives in Kentucky and got his REAL ID a couple years ago. He says it has been *nothing* but frustrating every time he's flown domestically. Something about his picture on the ID not 'matching' when they scan his face biometrically? He basically has to budget an extra 20-30 minutes at each flight check-in and he's considering just getting a passport to see if that would be easier! So all that to say, these documents are kind of a pain in the patooty to both obtain and to use.