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CathedralEngine t1_j8y4a2t wrote

Reply to comment by kookadelphia in renewing my real-id by [deleted]

Yeah, you need a new photo every 4 years. I don’t think you’ll need any additional documents besides the camera card, since they have it on file.

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gia_is_a_penguin t1_j8zr9mn wrote

This is probably true but I must have slipped through the cracks. My license expired in 2020 during the pandemic and they just let me get a new one by mail (with my old picture). A couple months ago I decided to get the real-id and went through the online channel for it. They approved it and my expiration date was extended to 2028. I will have a picture of ~19 year old me on my id when I'm ~30.

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CathedralEngine t1_j8zsf9t wrote

Yeah, when you get a Real ID before your current ID expires, they extend the expiration by 4 years.

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gia_is_a_penguin t1_j8zssqw wrote

You know what I definitely read your comment wrong. I thought you said you need a new photo every 4 years! Not that they expired every 4 😂 oops

But yeah for further reference for anyone else. anyone who got their first id after 2002 (I believe) you can apply to get the real-id online and they will let you know if they need any extra info and if not you’ll just get approved.

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