Friendly Reminder: October 1, 2020 coming fast, & if you wanna be allowed to Fly you'll need Real ID

This means ... you need a special Real-ID drivers license/ID card (or Passport works) issued by your State.

In my state, to get one of those, you have to bring (a Passport, or) an Official (Certified Copy from Issuing Authority, or an Original - Not sure if it has to be Long Form lol) Birth Certificate, an Official SS card, and 2 different recent bills w/your current addy (Utility+Bank Statement, that kinda thing) to the MVD (or 3rd-Party shop that does this sort of thing). Takes about 2 weeks get it and costs $25. Not too bad.

In the County of Alameda, CA, to get a Certified Copy of Birth Certificate, you have to send them a Notarized Application. It's $32 to get the copy, plus whatever notary fee you incur, usually only a few bucks. No idea what it costs elsewhere, that may be on the high side (safe bet). But now you're at $57. Not chump change for many, esp. on fixed incomes.

Here's why you should start dealing with this now, esp. if you don't have a LEGIT Birth Certificate already ... a metric f***ton of people DON'T HAVE proper ID to fly, relative to the number of people who DO fly. And most people procrastinate. All involved issuing authorities are expecting to get absolutely swamped as the date approaches.

BTW, a US Passport involves a lot more steps (of course includes the need for original/certified BC, that you need to SEND THEM, and they send it back later) and takes way longer to get (6-8 weeks on average). Getting the full-on book is like $145, but that lets you fly internationally. You can also get a card for I think $65, which will ONLY let you fly within the US, and be allowed back IN the US from like Canada, Mexico, and various nearby island nations.

I'm starting now, got my BC form filled out and made appt with Notary for tomorrow. Once the BC is in hand, nothing else sounds TOO arduous, I do have a legit SS card handy, so ...

I'm also looking into TSA Preboard. $85 for 5 years, no security lines ... I don't fly THAT much, but damn that sounds handy. You gotta be SQUEAKY clean though ... I'm wondering if that ONE single time I got busted for vaping in the plane bathroom is gonna sink me lol ...

Kinda wondering how screwed Undocumented People are going to end up from this ... I'd say there's a real chance their flying days are going to be over, sadly.

And I don't even wanna THINK about the upcoming GOP push for requiring REAL ID in order to vote ... I gotta believe those assholes will give it a shot.

Anyways, out of curiosity, what condition are you in for this situation?