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My Georgia License had a notation that I was not an American citizen on it.
REAL ID -- which requires further documentation for acquisition -- will and can be used for proof of citizenship.
Look carefully on her license -- it might have some kind of indicator on it.
For simply establishing citizenship - this is correct - federal code states that a DL is acceptable if (and only if) the state obtains SSN verification (which real ID would satisfy).
That said - Real ID is not acceptable for boarder crossings as the OP was asking.
It sounds like real ID is used primarily as a quick proof of citizenship within the country so that folks don't have to carry around their passports everywhere.
Canada issues a Citizenship Card which is 100 percent positive proof of Citizenship. I have one. I was born in Canada. My Wife who was born in The Bahamas , but is a Canadian citizen through her marriage to me, also has one. We also have Canadian passports which obviously are used to travel internationally. Someone in a previous post mentioned the " Enhanced State Driver Licenses " . ONLY U.S. States that directly border on Canada issue them, such as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and so on.
Drivers License as proof of Citizenship.
I recently received a renewal notice for my Arizona Drivers License. It only comes every five years and there were several options that interested me. We live within 10 miles of the border so the option to be able to use my license to prove my citizenship caught my eye. I packed up the family and off we went to DMV.
It wasn’t nearly as easy as it sounded. My son ws born in Korea while I was in the Army there, he had plenty of proof, and my wife had her citizenship papers. I was born in Philadelphia in the 1940s. Finding proof became a struggle. They would only accept a certificate from the state census. It took me six trips before I finally pleased DMV.
It’s a good idea and should be adopted everywhere
I misplaced my driver's license and had to get a new one. I didn't have any other ID except for my work badge and that was unacceptable. I had a picture of my misplaced license on my cell phone, but that was not acceptable either, and neither were any utility bills with my name and address on them. I sent off for my birth certificate, and they accepted it as proof of US citizenship and I got my driver's license, and they are good until my 76th birthday in the year 2030. I first got my driver's license in 1970 and I never had DL that was valid for more than 4 years until I got this last one that's good fór 9 years. I now keep a copy of my birth certificate in my car, just in case I might unexpectedly have to show proof of citizenship somewhere.
Canada issues a Citizenship Card which is 100 percent positive proof of Citizenship. I have one. I was born in Canada. My Wife who was born in The Bahamas , but is a Canadian citizen through her marriage to me, also has one. We also have Canadian passports which obviously are used to travel internationally. Someone in a previous post mentioned the " Enhanced State Driver Licenses " . ONLY U.S. States that directly border on Canada issue them, such as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and so on.
I misplaced my driver's license and had to get a new one. I didn't have any other ID except for my work badge and that was unacceptable. I had a picture of my misplaced license on my cell phone, but that was not acceptable either, and neither were any utility bills with my name and address on them. I sent off for my birth certificate, and they accepted it as proof of US citizenship and I got my driver's license, and they are good until my 76th birthday in the year 2030. I first got my driver's license in 1970 and I never had DL that was valid for more than 4 years until I got this last one that's good fór 9 years. I now keep a copy of my birth certificate in my car, just in case I might unexpectedly have to show proof of citizenship somewhere.
Why don't you just get a passport or at least a passport card?
I understand that some people never travel or go on vacation outside of the US, but it is still a very convenient proof of citizenship and serves as an official picture ID as well, instead of digging up birth certificates from the stone age.
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