Doncha just love stupid immigration laws.
I missed renewing my driver's license by two weeks. Now, I cannot renew by phone or online, I HAVE to go the DMV to renew it so I can fucking vote next week.
Guess what I have to bring with me?
By visiting a Texas Driver License office, you will be required to present proof of identity, Lawful Presence, and proof of Social Security Number, pass the vision exam and pay the required fees, if your license is valid or not expired for more than two years.What the fuck is 'proof of lawful presence'? Birth certificate?
I had to look it up.
To verify lawful presence for U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residences
Birth certificate that is issued by a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia;
A U.S. Department of State Certification of Birth issued to U.S. citizens who are born abroad;
Naturalization or Certificate of U.S. citizenship;
Green Card; and/or
Passport with I-551 Stamp.But we are encouraged to bring as many as possible.
So, even though we're extremely shorthanded at work, I now have to take off half a day to go to my bank and get into my safety deposit box, get all the documents to prove that I am legally here - despite the fact that my family hasn't really moved in 191 years, the US has in grown up around us - and then go to the DMV and wait however long it takes to renew my license.
Un-fucking-believable.