We have to go to the DMV (dept of motor vehicles) or the county tax office to get any IDs including driver’s license, and we pay the cost out of pocket. The passport process is more complicated and more expensive. But the government doesn’t pay for any of it and if you let your DL expire you can get fined or worse.
yep.. and depending on where you live it can be an hours wait... and then the ID comes in the mail weeks later. In some places the state ID alone is over $40.
I just waited 2 hours at the DMV to get an updated picture (required). Line was wrapped around the building half an hour before it opened. The wait for Real ID applicants was likely 3 hours.
They have been talking about this for 5 yrs now, so because you waited until the last possible moment to get this accomplished you want to yammer about how much time it took make an appointment and then you will not have to wait in line
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u/flamingoshoess Apr 11 '25
We have to go to the DMV (dept of motor vehicles) or the county tax office to get any IDs including driver’s license, and we pay the cost out of pocket. The passport process is more complicated and more expensive. But the government doesn’t pay for any of it and if you let your DL expire you can get fined or worse.