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I need to fly across the US in about two weeks. Currently, the only ID that I have is a passport, which will be expired then. Is it possible for me to either get a new passport or California ID, that will allow me to board a plane in two weeks?










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    More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

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    @Hilmar, I am a US citizen and resident, but I have not gotten a drivers license yet.

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I need to fly across the US in about two weeks. Currently, the only ID that I have is a passport, which will be expired then. Is it possible for me to either get a new passport or California ID, that will allow me to board a plane in two weeks?










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    More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

    – Hilmar
    4 hours ago






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I need to fly across the US in about two weeks. Currently, the only ID that I have is a passport, which will be expired then. Is it possible for me to either get a new passport or California ID, that will allow me to board a plane in two weeks?










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    More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

    – Hilmar
    4 hours ago






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    @Hilmar, I am a US citizen and resident, but I have not gotten a drivers license yet.

    – 888
    4 hours ago














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    More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

    – Hilmar
    4 hours ago






  • 1





    @Hilmar, I am a US citizen and resident, but I have not gotten a drivers license yet.

    – 888
    4 hours ago








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More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

– Hilmar
4 hours ago





More info please. What's your citizenship and legal status for the US? If you are a resident, your driver's licence will work fine for a domestic flight. Take a look at tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

– Hilmar
4 hours ago




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@Hilmar, I am a US citizen and resident, but I have not gotten a drivers license yet.

– 888
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@Hilmar, I am a US citizen and resident, but I have not gotten a drivers license yet.

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I would suggest that you go to the DMV tomorrow and apply for a non-driver ID. The card will be mailed to you, and it might come in the next two weeks if you are lucky.



In principle you could also apply for a driver's license, but this will also require you to take some tests, and adds the risk that you might not pass. If you would have to take a road test, this might require an appointment which may not be available right away.



A passport renewal will probably take more than two weeks. Expedited processing might make it happen in time, but is quite expensive. There can be a possibility for same-day passport renewal if you go to a passport agency, but there are only three in California, and this also typically requires proof of imminent international travel.



Even if you don't get your ID in time, you can still go to the airport and hope that TSA can verify your identity. See https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification under "Forget Your ID?". Bring every form of identification you have (the expired passport, student ID, credit card, utility bills, library card, receipt from your driver's license application, etc.).






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    And the expired passport.

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    Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

    – Michael Hampton
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  • A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

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I would suggest that you go to the DMV tomorrow and apply for a non-driver ID. The card will be mailed to you, and it might come in the next two weeks if you are lucky.



In principle you could also apply for a driver's license, but this will also require you to take some tests, and adds the risk that you might not pass. If you would have to take a road test, this might require an appointment which may not be available right away.



A passport renewal will probably take more than two weeks. Expedited processing might make it happen in time, but is quite expensive. There can be a possibility for same-day passport renewal if you go to a passport agency, but there are only three in California, and this also typically requires proof of imminent international travel.



Even if you don't get your ID in time, you can still go to the airport and hope that TSA can verify your identity. See https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification under "Forget Your ID?". Bring every form of identification you have (the expired passport, student ID, credit card, utility bills, library card, receipt from your driver's license application, etc.).






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    And the expired passport.

    – Patricia Shanahan
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  • @PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

    – Nate Eldredge
    3 hours ago






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    Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

    – Michael Hampton
    3 hours ago











  • A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    25 mins ago
















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I would suggest that you go to the DMV tomorrow and apply for a non-driver ID. The card will be mailed to you, and it might come in the next two weeks if you are lucky.



In principle you could also apply for a driver's license, but this will also require you to take some tests, and adds the risk that you might not pass. If you would have to take a road test, this might require an appointment which may not be available right away.



A passport renewal will probably take more than two weeks. Expedited processing might make it happen in time, but is quite expensive. There can be a possibility for same-day passport renewal if you go to a passport agency, but there are only three in California, and this also typically requires proof of imminent international travel.



Even if you don't get your ID in time, you can still go to the airport and hope that TSA can verify your identity. See https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification under "Forget Your ID?". Bring every form of identification you have (the expired passport, student ID, credit card, utility bills, library card, receipt from your driver's license application, etc.).






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    And the expired passport.

    – Patricia Shanahan
    3 hours ago











  • @PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

    – Nate Eldredge
    3 hours ago






  • 1





    Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

    – Michael Hampton
    3 hours ago











  • A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    25 mins ago














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I would suggest that you go to the DMV tomorrow and apply for a non-driver ID. The card will be mailed to you, and it might come in the next two weeks if you are lucky.



In principle you could also apply for a driver's license, but this will also require you to take some tests, and adds the risk that you might not pass. If you would have to take a road test, this might require an appointment which may not be available right away.



A passport renewal will probably take more than two weeks. Expedited processing might make it happen in time, but is quite expensive. There can be a possibility for same-day passport renewal if you go to a passport agency, but there are only three in California, and this also typically requires proof of imminent international travel.



Even if you don't get your ID in time, you can still go to the airport and hope that TSA can verify your identity. See https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification under "Forget Your ID?". Bring every form of identification you have (the expired passport, student ID, credit card, utility bills, library card, receipt from your driver's license application, etc.).






share|improve this answer















I would suggest that you go to the DMV tomorrow and apply for a non-driver ID. The card will be mailed to you, and it might come in the next two weeks if you are lucky.



In principle you could also apply for a driver's license, but this will also require you to take some tests, and adds the risk that you might not pass. If you would have to take a road test, this might require an appointment which may not be available right away.



A passport renewal will probably take more than two weeks. Expedited processing might make it happen in time, but is quite expensive. There can be a possibility for same-day passport renewal if you go to a passport agency, but there are only three in California, and this also typically requires proof of imminent international travel.



Even if you don't get your ID in time, you can still go to the airport and hope that TSA can verify your identity. See https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification under "Forget Your ID?". Bring every form of identification you have (the expired passport, student ID, credit card, utility bills, library card, receipt from your driver's license application, etc.).







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    And the expired passport.

    – Patricia Shanahan
    3 hours ago











  • @PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

    – Nate Eldredge
    3 hours ago






  • 1





    Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

    – Michael Hampton
    3 hours ago











  • A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    25 mins ago














  • 1





    And the expired passport.

    – Patricia Shanahan
    3 hours ago











  • @PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

    – Nate Eldredge
    3 hours ago






  • 1





    Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

    – Michael Hampton
    3 hours ago











  • A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

    – Roddy of the Frozen Peas
    25 mins ago








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And the expired passport.

– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago





And the expired passport.

– Patricia Shanahan
3 hours ago













@PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago





@PatriciaShanahan: Added, thanks.

– Nate Eldredge
3 hours ago




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Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago





Ha. My passport came in four weeks with normal service. My DL came in seven weeks. I wouldn't count on that.

– Michael Hampton
3 hours ago













A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
25 mins ago





A learner's permit, or instructional permit, would require a written but not a driving test and might be an alternative to a driver's license (at the DMV, in reference to paragraph 2). You can fly using such a permit since they conform to the state id requirements.

– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
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