{"id":2910,"date":"2014-08-20T16:02:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2014-08-20T16:02:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T23:02:43","slug":"nevada-drivers-license-for-undocumented-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/nevada-drivers-license-for-undocumented-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Driver\u2019s License for Undocumented Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Real ID Act<\/a> was passed in 2005, it became much more complicated for someone to obtain a driver\u2019s license. All of a sudden, you had to provide several official documents to even begin the application and testing process, and while it may be little more than an inconvenience to America citizens, for illegal immigrants, it\u2019s a brick wall.<\/p>\n

In a country where driving is such an essential and integral part of our infrastructure, even undocumented immigrants need to drive, and without a way to apply for a license, they do so illegally.<\/p>\n

On January 2nd, Senate Bill 303 will take effect, and once it becomes state law, the state will provide a driver\u2019s license to illegal immigrants who are able to provide some form of identification \u2013 United States or otherwise \u2013 and pass the standard driving tests.<\/p>\n

Nevada will be the 11th state to grant access to a driver\u2019s license for undocumented immigrants, alongside Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and our nation\u2019s capital state and city.<\/p>\n

Following the form and function of Utah, the first state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain what they call a \u201cdriving privilege card\u201d under the Real ID Act, Nevada\u2019s \u201cdriver\u2019s authorization card\u201d is valid only in the state, and only on the roads.<\/p>\n

It is not a legal or valid form of identification in any context, and it must be renewed annually, as opposed to the 4-year renewal cycle of standard licenses. Car insurance<\/a> will still be a requirement for all drivers, including those with a driver\u2019s authorization card.<\/p>\n

To obtain one of these licenses, you\u2019ll need to provide\u2026<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Proof of identity
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Proof of residence in the United States
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0English translations of all non-English documentation
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Original copies of all provided documents<\/p>\n

The following will not be accepted by themselves\u2026<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Expired, invalid, or untranslated documents
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Consular Identification Cards issued by foreign governments
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Foreign birth certificates
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Border crossing cards<\/p>\n

Since there are many countries in the world and many forms of identification to match, the application process will accept many different documents as \u201cproof of identity\u201d. Documents will be accepted in a two-tier system, requiring only one tier one document or two tier two documents. Presenting only one of the following will be enough.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A Military ID Card
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A Military Dependent ID
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0United States Certificate of Indian Blood
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0A DD Form 214<\/p>\n

Second-tier documents are moderately easier to falsify or produce, so it takes two of the following to replace one of the above during the application process. Only one tier of identification is required.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Driver\u2019s license, ID, or permissions card granted by any United States territory or the District of Colombia
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Passport
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Birth certificate
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Consular ID card
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Any official and valid document substantially similar to a consular identification card<\/p>\n

This program, like many before it, will serve to make the roads a better place for everyone by promoting education and safe driving by providing opportunities to obtain legal documentation verifying your ability to drive safely. For a complete list of requirements, you can contact the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or go to http:\/\/www.dmvnv.com\/dlresidency.htm.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the Real ID Act was passed in 2005, it became much more complicated for someone to obtain a driver\u2019s license. All of a sudden, you had to provide several official documents to even begin the application and testing process, and while it may be little more than an inconvenience to America citizens, for illegal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[257,270,467],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}