[Texas] DL [with out of state address] not accepted - what now?
Apr 13, 2019, 8:27 am
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A Military dependent ID card is also an government ID that is accepted and it is free - the OP has one and refuses to use it so VoV
Apr 13, 2019, 8:54 am
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Since you already have it, perhaps you should start carrying it. It is valid identification for airport security checkpoints.
Apr 14, 2019, 1:07 am
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I'm a Texas resident, living in Illinois, flying home from Arizona on a business trip. Texas allows me to have an out-of-state address on my DL - that's the law there in certain situations. My question is, if I don't have another ID, can I take the chance? Continue to ask for a supervisor? What?
(I have a GE ID, but I don't carry it anymore because it was always declined for quality of the photo)
(I have a GE ID, but I don't carry it anymore because it was always declined for quality of the photo)
The valid TX ID is acceptable for flying domestically in the US, so continue to use it without burdening yourself with carrying additional ID when you have no required need for carrying additional ID.
The more ID you travel with together and thereby place at risk of loss/theft, the easier you make life for identity thieves of various sorts. “Less is more” comes to mind.
Apr 17, 2019, 2:33 pm
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File a complaint and request that the PHX screeners be retrained. Make it brief & to the point, but I'd phrase it as you're a TX resident with an unexpired valid license issued by TX with a temporary out of state address (not that you're living in IL, which could imply that you're really an IL resident). Same if a TSA screener hassles you in the future.
File a complaint and request that the PHX screeners be retrained. Make it brief & to the point, but I'd phrase it as you're a TX resident with an unexpired valid license issued by TX with a temporary out of state address (not that you're living in IL, which could imply that you're really an IL resident). Same if a TSA screener hassles you in the future.
Apr 21, 2019, 9:46 am
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Would the TSA have the authority to confiscate a DL? I would certainly call for a police officer if that happened.
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
Apr 21, 2019, 12:56 pm
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Would the TSA have the authority to confiscate a DL? I would certainly call for a police officer if that happened.
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
If I'm out of town and my wallet gets stolen, I know that when I get back home, I have at least one valid ID to use to start rebuilding. If I'm traveling domestically, the at-home ID is my passport. If I'm traveling outside the country, my DL stays at home.
I shouldn't have to put myself at greater risk or have to pay money for additional IDs just because a screener chooses to impose his/her own rules.
Apr 21, 2019, 2:27 pm
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1. TSA's website does not specifiy a particular standard for ID/DL; and,
2. Both AZ and TX are REAL ID compliant states (assuming your TX DL is REAL ID compliant); and,
3. TSA accepts various documentation regardless if it is on its own list or not.
Apr 22, 2019, 2:27 am
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Would the TSA have the authority to confiscate a DL? I would certainly call for a police officer if that happened.
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
Then you could, in theory, go through the procedure for flying without valid ID.
Or, to make this simpler, you could just get a passport card or use your passport (how is losing that any more likely or problematic than losing your drivers license?)
A lost US state driving license is way less likely to result in future international travel hassles at foreign ports than a lost passport, duly reported as lost — hassles they can come even if the reported passport was lost more than 1/2/4/5/10 years ago.
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Apr 28, 2019, 9:01 am
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I have a Texas DL with a an out-of-Texas address on it and have for nearly 20 years. Never once has the TSA not accepted it. A few times checkers have made comments, and once a girl asked for a supervisor but in five seconds after his arrival I was let through. The address on the license is not something required for any TSA screening. Ask for a supervisor, get the doc checkers name, and contact the FSD at the airport so the person can be re-educated. I know over 20 people with TX DLs with out-of-state addresses and none of have ever had a problem either.
Sounds like an untrained screener, let the FSD know.
Sounds like an untrained screener, let the FSD know.