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01-30-2018, 07:45 AM
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Do I bring my passport?
DW and I leaving NY State tomorrow for a month on the Big Island. Flying to LA tomorrow, overnighting there and then off to Kona on Thursday morning.
We both have valid picture IDs, which has always been adequate for travel in the USA for us in the past. I have heard that maybe it facilitates matters if there is a problem (no idea what kind of problem they may have been referring to) if one also has one's passport.
We have passports, but I'd prefer not to bring them along, just because it's one more thing we could lose, misplace or have stolen.
I am interested in all of my travel savvy ER.org friends' opinions on this.
TIA,
Aloha
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01-30-2018, 07:59 AM
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Check it out:
https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs
I am not sure what "valid picture IDs" means in your case.
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01-30-2018, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: DC area
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It looks like REAL ID implementation has been delayed again (to October 2018) so any driver's license or state-issued ID should still work. Anyway, NY is compliant so I see no reason to take your passports.
TSA changes deadline for Real ID to 2020 - Business Insider
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01-30-2018, 08:04 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2014
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Zero need for a passport while going to HI.
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01-30-2018, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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backup id in case you lose your license?
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01-30-2018, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Alberta/Ontario/ Arizona
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I always keep my passport with me. What if you decide to go somewhere on very short notice where you need it? Doesn’t take up much space?
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01-30-2018, 08:16 AM
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Location: Chicagoland
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by Danmar
I always keep my passport with me. What if you decide to go somewhere on very short notice where you need it? Doesn’t take up much space?
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Same here.
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01-30-2018, 08:18 AM
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Driver licenses that are "Real ID" compliant have a gold or black star on them.
check out this link from Wapo:
"How to tell if your license is compliant, In most states, a gold or black star in the top part of the card means it is compliant."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...onal/real-ids/
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01-30-2018, 08:18 AM
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Location: Northern Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danmar
I always keep my passport with me. What if you decide to go somewhere on very short notice where you need it? Doesn’t take up much space?
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01-30-2018, 08:20 AM
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Location: Williston, FL
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I have an enhanced driver's license that I use. You do not need a passport for travel in the USA if you have the enhanced driver's license.
I would leave the passport at home if you do not need it. Or bring it as a backup.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danmar
I always keep my passport with me. What if you decide to go somewhere on very short notice where you need it? Doesn’t take up much space?
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01-30-2018, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Southern California
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I love the Big Island! It's my favorite of all the Hawaiian islands. If you need any travel suggestions let me know.
And no, there is no need for a passport.
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01-30-2018, 09:14 AM
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There is no need for a passport, but I always take it and use it as my ID for flights.
My state is not compliant yet and is only going to offer upgraded compliant licenses as an option. And we have to pay extra for them.
And if you don't pay up, you can't fly with it. So I'll stick to my passport, it is senseless to have to pay more money for an upgraded
license when I've got the passport, and that's what I've been using the last couple of years anyway.
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01-30-2018, 09:38 AM
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One option when you renew or get a new passport is to get the passport card. It's small and easy to store. If you lose it, you still have your passport. I think it is only an extra $10 or $20 when you get the passport. It is NOT good for most overseas travel, but will get you in and out of Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
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01-30-2018, 11:31 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Well, you got me thinking. It is a picture ID and all of that, and it has worked "in the past", however, I know for a fact that it will expire this year, and so is almost 10 years old, which probably pre-dates whatever the current technology exists that would deem it "enhanced".
My only reservation about bringing the PP along was the opportunity to lose it. I think it expires pretty soon as well.
Thanks for the input, folks.
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01-30-2018, 12:47 PM
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Location: North
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HadEnuff
DW and I leaving NY State tomorrow for a month on the Big Island. Flying to LA tomorrow, overnighting there and then off to Kona on Thursday morning.
We both have valid picture IDs, which has always been adequate for travel in the USA for us in the past. I have heard that maybe it facilitates matters if there is a problem (no idea what kind of problem they may have been referring to) if one also has one's passport.
We have passports, but I'd prefer not to bring them along, just because it's one more thing we could lose, misplace or have stolen.
I am interested in all of my travel savvy ER.org friends' opinions on this.
TIA,
Aloha
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Don't need a passport. I'll be on Big Island Friday. Kona Surf and Raquet, come say hi!
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01-30-2018, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kgtest
Don't need a passport. I'll be on Big Island Friday. Kona Surf and Raquet, come say hi!
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Thanks for the invite!. We'll be on the Hilo side for a couple of weeks, then migrating over to Kona for two weeks. Have fun!
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01-30-2018, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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In New York you can choose whether to renew the Driver's License as a standard or RealID one.
I would bring my passport card just in case for a trip to Hawaii.
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01-30-2018, 05:14 PM
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Location: Santa Paula
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The only caveat I have is if you are going to Hawaii by cruise ship, as we will be doing. The ship will have to call at Ensenada or Vancouver, so a passport is required.
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01-30-2018, 05:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danmar
I always keep my passport with me. What if you decide to go somewhere on very short notice where you need it? Doesn’t take up much space?
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I cannot imagine any circumstance where I'd need to travel out of the country on short notice. I'm not from another country, no family out of country, and no longer working and subject to being called out of country. I'd worry more about losing it than needing it.
My state doesn't have a compliant ID yet. I may start traveling with my global entry card.
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01-30-2018, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: The Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jetpack
backup id in case you lose your license?
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Yeah, it happened to me. Dropped my wallet at the gate in my home airport and didn't notice until I got to my connecting airport. DW was able to recover it and Fedex it to me in HI, but it was a major PITA for a day. Turned out the most difficult thing was to check into the hotel. You can actually get through TSA w/o an ID although it takes some time. I had DW take a photo of my DL and email it to me, which is the only reason I didn't sleep on the beach that night.
From then on, whenever I travel, I keep my passport and one credit card in my backpack as a backup, just in case.
[Edit to add: Yes, I was in Hawaii and left DW behind. When I was w*rking I often traveled to Oahu for business. One of the very few things I miss, although now that I think about it those trips were kind of brutal, flying 10 hours to spend the week in a dingy conference room.]
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