ID for ACT, don't have driver's license
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Anonymous
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I was planning on my daughter using her passport that was issued two years ago. To me, it looks like her. ACT website notes as unacceptable ID: Passport or other photo ID so old that the person presenting it cannot be identified
Is this something to worry about? We're in DC, and I don't think she'll be able to get a REAL ID Non-Driver Identification Card by 12/9. I can't believe that I didn't realize that this could be a problem sooner; I just assumed a passport would be fine. |
Anonymous
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Passport should be fine-- a teen doesn't change so much in 2 years. They are more worried about a 15 year old taking it with a passport from when they were 10.
Will school ID not work? I would take both passport and school ID (and anything else you might have). |
Anonymous
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Unfortunately, her HS doesn't issue school IDs. Her passport is the only photo ID we have.
I wish even more now that she had been interested in getting her driver's license!!!!! |
Anonymous
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school id?
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Anonymous
| Most teens don't have passports. What do they do for them? |
Anonymous
| Call school and see if they can get you an Id card. I had same issue with very small high school, but it got made on our request. |
Anonymous
| We used passport last year for ACT |
Anonymous
Most teens around here most definitely have passports. How would you travel out of the country? |
Anonymous
Sure, if by around here, you mean children of parents posting on this board or one’s Big 3 classmates. Otherwise, not so much. |
Anonymous
Most teens don't travel out of the country |
Anonymous
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If other options don't work, she can definitely get a real ID by 12/9. They are $20 at the DMV and like all appointments, they are walk-ins. We were in and out in an hour on a recent Saturday.
You need to bring the same forms of ID that you would need to get a driver's license (see the website) plus her birth certificate to connect her to you. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks all. I will look into these suggestions. Fingers crossed. I'll feel better if she has something in addition to the passport. |
Anonymous
| My kid said that at her (SAT) testing center, they barely looked at the id... |
Anonymous
| She will be fine with her passport. |
Anonymous
DCUMers really live in a bubble. I was 22 before going to Canada and 31 before going to Europe. International travel is not common for many people. |