Originally Posted by
gaobest
I keep procrastinating about renewing my expired passport. One reason I want it is so that I can fly without REAL ID or so that I have the passport while awaiting REAL ID process. So I’m both very happy and torn about the REAL ID extension because I still should renew passport and I feel relief for not needing to expedite. I love this thread!!
Not sure if you are using sane logic. We got our UNREAL ID converted to a REAL one effortlessly. We took an appointment at the DMV, took our required documents which they scanned and gave them back to us, we paid the $13 needed fees for a duplicate license and we got our REAL star Driver's license in 2 weeks. This was in Julyish 2019 so pre-Covid. Since they keep extending, now, it seems, we wasted $13 x 2 as we could have done it at next renewal but my renewal is in 2022.