leebee
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 14, 1999
I just realized that although I will be fine (never changed my name when married), DH might be in a world of confusion. Not going through it all, but here is his name-change:
Birth first, Birth middle, Birth last names;
Legally changed his name in CO in 1980; he is now differently spelled birth first name, original birth middle name, completely different last name (so current name).
He has his original birth certificate, SS card in his current name, official name change papers. He also has a DL and passport in his current name. I am hoping he has the right paperwork, but I know he never had his birth certificate changed and I have no idea if he has, or will need, his original-name SS card.
To me, there are a couple of issues with this whole RealID thing. First is the need to provide documentation to prove things that you've already had to show the same documentation to get your current identification. I suspect this is because different states/cities/towns have required different things along the way, so this simply guarantees that everything is now standardized and proven. The second issue is... how is this any different from a government-issued national identification card? So many folks are up in arms against that, but isn't RealID actually just a formalized government ID system? I've always figured the government can get any information about me that they want, fairly easily, but I know people who think a government ID system is a threat to their personal privacy and to freedom in general.
Birth first, Birth middle, Birth last names;
Legally changed his name in CO in 1980; he is now differently spelled birth first name, original birth middle name, completely different last name (so current name).
He has his original birth certificate, SS card in his current name, official name change papers. He also has a DL and passport in his current name. I am hoping he has the right paperwork, but I know he never had his birth certificate changed and I have no idea if he has, or will need, his original-name SS card.
To me, there are a couple of issues with this whole RealID thing. First is the need to provide documentation to prove things that you've already had to show the same documentation to get your current identification. I suspect this is because different states/cities/towns have required different things along the way, so this simply guarantees that everything is now standardized and proven. The second issue is... how is this any different from a government-issued national identification card? So many folks are up in arms against that, but isn't RealID actually just a formalized government ID system? I've always figured the government can get any information about me that they want, fairly easily, but I know people who think a government ID system is a threat to their personal privacy and to freedom in general.