Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin, I think that's it. Anyone with a pulse, including some without a pulse judging by the way they drive, can get a US driver's license. I'm sure there are also a significant number of illegal aliens with them, since it's more dangerous for them to be driving without a license than it is to be an illegal. Also, I believe it is a legal requirement to be able to provide a Social Security Number in order to open a bank account, so non-citizens would need to have them, too. My limited understanding of US law indicates that there are only a certain few documents that are accepted as proof of citizenship, birth certificate, passport (which requires a birth certificate) and naturalization certificate being about the only ones. It's good to know that they are flexible enough to recognize that your brother's citizenship didn't expire even though his passport did. Dave > Hi Dave, > > > Since then the rules have changed. A quick look at the Canadian > > Embassy web site > > at www.canadianembassy.org returned the following: > > > > ...You will, however, need (1) proof of your U.S. > > citizenship such as (a) your U.S. passport or (b) original or > > certified copy of > > your birth certificate and photo identification. > > ... > > A driver's > > license or Social Security card is not valid proof of > > citizenship. > > That's most interesting, and I wonder why they would not accept a driver's > license...but I guess you don't need to be a citizen to get a driver's > license? > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html