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  • @johnlobo
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    11 year ago

    i thought american don’t have ID card? what kind document is official document?

    • @Shinhoshi
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    • Ab_intra
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      71 year ago

      They do like every other country…

      • @wearling0600
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        231 year ago

        You mean that every American citizen is automatically issued a photocard ID free of charge after they reach a certain age?

        Because that’s how it works in most of Europe for example. Some countries mandate that you must carry it at all times in case the police requires you to identify yourself. You use this card to vote, and you can also travel freely within the EU with it (loads of people don’t even own a passport for this reason).

        • @[email protected]
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          51 year ago

          You can 100% get and ID in the US (might be state dependant but all states i’ve lived in have had this option) that is not a drivers license. It looks similar but you just cant drive with it. It can be used for anything else like buying alcohol or as a governemnt id for something. I dont think theres a fee either, if there is its like $20 for the paperwork. And it is not just issued. You do have to go to the dmv or something.

        • @[email protected]
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          41 year ago

          Where in Europe is that? Not in Austria. Passports, driver’s licenses and personal identity cards all cost money. For a long time my only ID card was my passport, so I used that to vote, but now I have a driver’s license.

        • Ab_intra
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          31 year ago

          You might be right about this one. I myself don’t have a ID-card but use my bank card as identification.

          • @nomadjoanne
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            21 year ago

            I think we’ve lost thr plot a bit. Yes, the US is one of thr only countries without a national ID, but that’s sort of beside the point.

            Whatever ID you onr is forced to use, national or not, the issue is the state tyrannically policing teens behavior.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          IDs cost money in Germany, you definitely aren’t required to have it on you (but most do because it’s in the wallet), and technically you aren’t even required to have one you’re only required to have an official identifying document which can also be a passport. Or, if you’re an alien, well, passport, or residency permit. Any Schengen one probably works.

          Oh and IDs aren’t required to vote, you usually just show them the piece of paper they sent you to tell you when and where to vote. Push come to shove and things being suspicious you have to “make believable” that you’re you, and that also works with a student ID or whatever.

      • @davepleasebehave
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        111 year ago

        The UK does not require you to have any ID. it is not your job to prove who you are. this does lead to a number of interesting problems.

    • @doggle
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      21 year ago

      The government doesn’t go out of it’s way to give you one, but they usually aren’t difficult to get. Driver’s licenses and passports are commonly used as ID. Many states will also issue a state ID card, though the process for getting one varries by state.

      Driving, or at least being able to drive, is so ubiquitous that nearly everyone over 16 has some kind of driver’s license. That’s especially true of rural areas like Arkansas.

      For these kinds of things “official document” typically means a driver’s license, passport, state ID, military ID, etc. Anything issued by a state or federal government that has your name, date of birth, and photo.