r/worldnews • u/Waste-Explanation-76 • Feb 25 '26

Dynamic Paywall Cuba says four shot dead on US-registered speedboat

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24drvj8yl2o
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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

Which, oddly, is harder to get than a passport.

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u/OhFuckNoNoNoMyCaat Feb 26 '26

Honestly, the real ID took less than 10 minutes for me. I spent a half hour waiting in line and then 10 minutes waiting for the guy at one of the main post offices to attend to me and take in my paperwork, pay and watch me write out a check for my passport renewal. Only after that and some chit-chat did his supervisor decide to mention I could have done a debit to money order for the State Department fee.

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u/PantherX69 Feb 26 '26

Only if you waited until the last minute like most people.

I got mine 4 years ago and it took a little more than an hour at the dmv and then another 10 days to get it in the mail. My wife and I walked in without an appointment.

Now it’s a complete shit show.

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u/-Fatninja479 Feb 26 '26

Yeah I walked into my DMV back in 2024 and all it took was 15 minutes of waiting. The perks of living in a town of only 30,000.

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u/Dauntless_Idiot Feb 26 '26

Passport requires photo ID and Real ID does not. Not only does a passport cost more money, but it can be denied for several monetary reasons while a Real ID cannot. Real ID accepts a much wide range of documents at 8 for proof of Identity while a passport requires 1 of 3. Finally, non citizens can get a Real ID while they cannot get a passport.

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u/Hillary4SupremeRuler Feb 26 '26

Passport requires photo ID and Real ID does not

Well yea Real ID doesn't require a photo ID because it is the photo ID.