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cattitude and I are doing is going to the Registry of Motor Vehicles to get ID with our current address (and move our voter registrations to Belmont).
I decided to get the "Real ID" version of the state ID, because I want a wallet-sized ID that I can use to get onto domestic flights. (When I renew my passport I will probably spend the extra money for a passport card, for similar reasons.)
According to the instructions on the RMV website, in order to get a "real" ID (which implies that they also issue fake IDs) you need to supply three things: a "lawful presence" document (such as a passport, birth certificate, or green card); proof of your social security number; and proof of Massachusetts residency (such as a recent utility or credit card bill, or a jury duty summons, or professional license).
The RMV wants people to fill out the forms online, then come to their offices to show them the paperwork.
So, I filled out the form, which surprised me by demanding two of the proof-of-residency documents. Fine, they can have the electric bill and a credit card statement. Cattitude was going to come with me tomorrow, but he doesn't yet have two such documents, because he gets a lot of his bills online. (Knowing the RMV would want these things on paper is part of why I'm getting paper utility bills.)
At this rate, they will turn me away because I didn't bring a goat to sacrifice.
cattitude and I are doing is going to the Registry of Motor Vehicles to get ID with our current address (and move our voter registrations to Belmont).I decided to get the "Real ID" version of the state ID, because I want a wallet-sized ID that I can use to get onto domestic flights. (When I renew my passport I will probably spend the extra money for a passport card, for similar reasons.)
According to the instructions on the RMV website, in order to get a "real" ID (which implies that they also issue fake IDs) you need to supply three things: a "lawful presence" document (such as a passport, birth certificate, or green card); proof of your social security number; and proof of Massachusetts residency (such as a recent utility or credit card bill, or a jury duty summons, or professional license).
The RMV wants people to fill out the forms online, then come to their offices to show them the paperwork.
So, I filled out the form, which surprised me by demanding two of the proof-of-residency documents. Fine, they can have the electric bill and a credit card statement. Cattitude was going to come with me tomorrow, but he doesn't yet have two such documents, because he gets a lot of his bills online. (Knowing the RMV would want these things on paper is part of why I'm getting paper utility bills.)
At this rate, they will turn me away because I didn't bring a goat to sacrifice.
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