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My ID is expired, can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?
Expired visa, can I still fly inside the US without risk?Can I travel into the U.S. with nexus even though my passport has expired?Flying domestically in the USA with non-US passport, if the immigration status expiredCan a person in the USA fly with an expired driving license?Can I fly from New York to Arizona with only an expired passportChild travelling to Brazil with a valid Canadian passport but with an expired Brazilian passportExiting United States with an expired passportCan one fly to Iran with an expired passport and a Canadian permanent resident document?I have to send out my passport for visa processing, can I fly with my expired driver's license and a photocopy of my passportCan I travel within the US with expired I-20 and valid F-1 visa?
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
usa air-travel passports paperwork
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
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@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
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Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
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You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
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"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
usa air-travel passports paperwork
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Roy
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KatKat
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
usa air-travel passports paperwork
usa air-travel passports paperwork
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
21
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
14
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34
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show 8 more comments
14
You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
21
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
14
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34
14
14
You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
21
21
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
14
14
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
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@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
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It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
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True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
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@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
79.1k13173257
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
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@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
79.1k13173257
To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
79.1k13173257
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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answered Apr 29 at 22:21
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
|
show 1 more comment
17
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
17
17
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
Apr 30 at 9:53
1
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 13:06
|
show 1 more comment
21
The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
16k104892
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
add a comment |
21
The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
16k104892
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
add a comment |
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
5
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
Apr 30 at 14:03
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:26
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:29
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
May 1 at 13:44
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
May 1 at 13:59
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
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@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
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Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
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You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
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"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
Apr 30 at 10:34