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Comment by 0x457

1 day ago

You're not going to believe it, but if you already have a passport - you don't need Real ID (in ideal world). I only got Real ID because I want to have zero questions about my immigration status.

>You're not going to believe it, but if you already have a passport - you don't need Real ID (in ideal world). I only got Real ID because I want to have zero questions about my immigration status.

DHS says they don't consider RealID to be reliable "proof" of immigration status[0][1], so you might consider rethinking that strategy.

[0] https://www.biometricupdate.com/202601/dhs-agent-tells-court...

[1] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alsd.76...

  • > DHS says they don't consider RealID to be reliable "proof" of immigration status[0][1], so you might consider rethinking that strategy.

    I did, I became American and now have a US passport. That is just moving of the goal post by current admin.