DMV Woes

[plutherus]

Well, I gotta say, the rumours I've heard in the past were true:
Eugene really does have the best DMV I've ever been in. (And I've been in a lot of them.)

Unfortunately, I still don't have a license...

So, after getting all that huge mess with the suspended licenses all taken care of, I finally went in to the DMV today to get my new Oregon license.

I took with me my checkbook, my passport, my California license, a credit card (for additional ID), my credit card statement and my Verizon bill (both to show proof of address).

So, one would think that all this crap would be enough to prove I am who I say I am, and I live where I say I live.

But, no, it is not.

The California license, you see, is no longer ID because it's invalid (because of all the aforementioned suspension problems - and the fact that since I no longer live in California, I cannot get a valid license there, I need to get it reinstated in Oregon, which I'm trying to do).
The Verizon bill is not valid proof of address because the date is on the portion that I sent in with the payment, so, with no date, they can't verify that it's a current address.
The credit card statement is not valid proof of address because It's from October, and thus doesn't prove that I still live there today.
A credit card is not valid as ID at all at the DMV. (They used to take them as secondary ID at many places, but I guess the DMV isn't one of them).

So, I need to go back, again, with more current mail (fortunately, I get a lot of junk mail so I can use one of those), and need to bring in either social security card or my birth certificate. I have no idea where the hell my social security card is. I had it only about a year ago, but can't find it now. I suspect it may have been left in the photocopy machine at Vodafone when they copied it when I first got that job.
Fortunately, my mother called this afternoon right after I got home, and she has a certified copy of my birth certificate in my files.
Which means I get to go back to the DMV immediately after Christmas (and it has to be done by the end of the month, because starting in 2004 they're changing the rules on what they can accept as ID/proof of address again to make it even more inconvenient).

And then, I'm sure, the fun will really begin.

Frankly, given all my past experiences with the DMV I will be really shocked if I can actually walk in with all this stuff and walk out the same day with a valid drivers license...

We'll see.

Comments

[starroses.livejournal.com]

I always dealt with Eugene DMV by going in with everything. 3-4 pieces of mail, every piece of ID I had, SS card, birth certificate, school transcripts. I pile it up on the desk and bat my eyes. If nothing else it's fun to see their reaction. Oh and make sure the pile isn't neat.

(In NY I took a neat pile because NY is full of more mindless beaurocrats than OR.)

I love it.

[plutherus.livejournal.com]

I will be sure to do that on Monday, when I go back. :-)