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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 6:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Landing Gear
My license expires next month and the renewal just came in the mail.

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is trying to upsell me for a $30surcharge an "Enhanced" Driver License which it says is "valid for air travel within the U.S." Huh? I thought my regular driver license was also valid. Is this not correct?

Getting this new card would require a personal appearance at a DMV office which here is about as desirable as a colonoscopy, but if it is worth getting, I'll apply for it.

Not an expert on this subject, but a web search gets this http://www.dmv.ny.gov/edl-main.htm

It seems it could be used to prove citizenship. I suppose ''valid for air travel' might mean this.

IMO i would not be able to sleep well if only carrying the enhanced card only, without a passport, overseas.
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