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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by soitgoes
I think so, too.
If anything the rule would be "only US driver's licenses are accepted", not only US citizens may use driver's licenses.
Think about it...would it make sense to allow me to use my German driver's license but forbid a German from using their US driver's license? (and how would you know who is entitled to use what...)

(Note: I am not convinced that using foreign licenses is actually prohibited.)
Sadly my German license doesn't have a picture

But my first question still stands. One cannot tell from looking at a license what nationality someone is or if they are US citizens. So the poster that says only citizens can use licenses is non-sense. I am a citizen without a US license so I use other ids and passports, as I have noted in other threads.
None of this is prohibited by the TSA.

Plenty of states issues licenses to people here in B or J or K visa.
There is no way to tell someone's nationality. You don't even have to be a citizen to get social security number.


I feel safer already...

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