re: #242 Aceofwhat?

now that you mention it…you can get a smaller version that some countries (bahamas, etc) accept. i didn’t bother, because i’m probably going to West Africa and Nigeria for business later this year, but i think you can do that.

question is - if one can forge enough things for a state ID, is a passport so much harder to obtain? does anyone know?

That’s one of the issues. It complicates the process a bit (and takes more time) but you can use easier forged IDs in order to apply for the passport.

I’d have to check what the qualified IDs are though. I think I used a DL and my birth certificate. When I renewed my passport last year I was able to use my expired passport as the qualifying ID.

I also note that for getting a new DL photo I can use my old DL as the identifying ID. Once you’ve gotten *in* and have the document it’s easy to maintain and renew it.