General Discussion

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

33. Yes, good point.

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 02:44 PM

Sep 2017

Funny thing. My mother passed recently (no, that's not the funny thing), and I'm cleaning out her condo.

Found my birth certificate in her antique desk. Put it in one of the plastic bins I've bought for important papers, and I've already forgotten which one!

When I began this awful task, I completely forgot to label boxes. Doing so now, but, er, a bit late.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

49 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

My wife and I just renewed our expired passports. [View all] MineralMan Sep 2017 OP

This is happening in PA too. TeamPooka Sep 2017 #1

Stupid move on the part of both states. MineralMan Sep 2017 #5

Also: renew passport as it expires or fierywoman Sep 2017 #2

Yah, it works OK if the old passport was issued less than 15 years ago. MineralMan Sep 2017 #7

Just to share: I renewed a few years ago (at this age, the years all blend together, fierywoman Sep 2017 #12

Ouch! GoCubsGo Sep 2017 #3

Yes. I'd do it sooner rather than later. There's going to be a rush MineralMan Sep 2017 #8

What the heck, you might as well go on a trip abroad now to make it worth your while! Tanuki Sep 2017 #4

Maybe we'll drive into Canada, just for the LULZ. MineralMan Sep 2017 #9

Brought to you by the party of small government and states' rights Major Nikon Sep 2017 #6

Most states complied with the Real ID thing. MineralMan Sep 2017 #10

It should never have became law to begin with Major Nikon Sep 2017 #13

Yep, do it before March dalton99a Sep 2017 #11

Yup. MineralMan Sep 2017 #16

I've never seen it take 6 weeks to get a passport Major Nikon Sep 2017 #17

Yeah. All of my previous passports have come within three weeks. MineralMan Sep 2017 #19

We renewed ours in December. Lifelong Protester Sep 2017 #14

Oh My Gosh, Arizona! What were you thinking? Sentath Sep 2017 #15

Get the passport. MineralMan Sep 2017 #18

DHS says AZ is currently compliant dalton99a Sep 2017 #20

Yes, because of the workaround Sentath Sep 2017 #40

We got Global Entry iamateacher Sep 2017 #21

The airline I fly always puts us on pre-check status MineralMan Sep 2017 #23

If you travel out of the country at all, Global Entry is AWESOME. It's not just the pre-check that Neema Sep 2017 #28

Are you flying out of the country or driving to Canada? You can get a passport card... George II Sep 2017 #22

I'm just covering the possibilities by getting my passport MineralMan Sep 2017 #24

The passport card and the passport itself PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #48

I just had to renew my license here in NC. cwydro Sep 2017 #25

Depends on the state. MineralMan Sep 2017 #26

I've let mine lapse before too. cwydro Sep 2017 #29

A valid passport will always work, so no worries. MineralMan Sep 2017 #27

That's what I said to the stone faced drivers license lady. cwydro Sep 2017 #30

Kind of like the star on your screen name here on DU, I guess. MineralMan Sep 2017 #32

Yes, good point. cwydro Sep 2017 #33

I have an enhanced DL (Washington state) LisaM Sep 2017 #31

That's very relevant. MineralMan Sep 2017 #36

I renewed mine last November just because I always like to have a valid passport in case beaglelover Sep 2017 #34

November is the best month to renew, apparently. MineralMan Sep 2017 #37

My Wife and I just renewed ours and got our kids 1st passports also JDC Sep 2017 #35

Yeah. Usually they show up in less time, for sure. MineralMan Sep 2017 #38

I was dreading renewing my passport back in May but was pleasantly surprised Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #39

There are no official photos yet. Trump and Pence have not MineralMan Sep 2017 #41

If I knew that I wouldn't have waited until the last minute to get my passport renewed Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #42

Yeah. Fortunately, I could do my renewal MineralMan Sep 2017 #43

Make checks payable to Scarsdale Sep 2017 #44

We're having the same problem in Pennsylvania perdita9 Sep 2017 #45

A surprising number of states are not Real ID compliant PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #46

It's funny that I need my passport to renew my DL and vice versa. no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #47

Frequent flyers may also want to get the wallet size Passcard LeftInTX Sep 2017 #49