In the future, all driver’s licenses upon renewal must be accompanied by proof of birth, same with state ID. The driver’s license will then be coded in a way to indicate U.S. citizenship, otherwise you are considered an illegal alien or citizen of another country here on a visa. Those applying for and receiving U.S. citizenship will be coded in another way. This should already be computerized, just needs to be linked.
Gold star drivers license is proof of citizenship as well (you have to show a birth certificate to get one)... and it is a requirement that everyone get one before 2025. It was supposed to go into effect by 2023, but many States were given extensions for the Real ID Act.
What form of picture ID has proof of citizenship on it?
Passports
In the future, all driver’s licenses upon renewal must be accompanied by proof of birth, same with state ID. The driver’s license will then be coded in a way to indicate U.S. citizenship, otherwise you are considered an illegal alien or citizen of another country here on a visa. Those applying for and receiving U.S. citizenship will be coded in another way. This should already be computerized, just needs to be linked.
I should have asked what form of picture ID isn’t prohibitively expensive.
lol
Gold star drivers license is proof of citizenship as well (you have to show a birth certificate to get one)... and it is a requirement that everyone get one before 2025. It was supposed to go into effect by 2023, but many States were given extensions for the Real ID Act.
https://idignity.org/the-idignity-blog/doesyouridhaveagoldstar/