Monday, September 15, 2008

Enhanced Drivers License Q&A


Here, WIVB and Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul answer your questions about New York State's new Enhanced Drivers License which are now available.

Post your questions in the Comments and Kathy will give you an answer.

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello, My drivers license doesn't expire until 2012. Do I lose those years that I still have left and pay what ever the cost is, (extra $), for the Enhanced License? Also, what is the extra cost? And will it be good for 8 years like my current license?

Bill said...

OK, so I get an enhanced drivers license. What about the other people in my vehicle? Wife, kids? etc.?

Anonymous said...

and if I get my children an enhanced non driver license could I then give that to my parents and avoid having to write a letter every time my kids go to Canada with their Grandparents?

Anonymous said...

How long after the application process, does the actual enhanced license arrive in the mail?

Chuck Brooks.

Anonymous said...

If a person (disabled) has a New York State non-driver's license, can they get an enhanced non-driver's license? Hopefully there is such a thing! Thank You

Anonymous said...

Hello kathy, Iam a school Bus driver and i go to canada like every other weekend for charters, my License expires in 2011. I guess I will have to pay an extra $ 30.00 thats ok with me, but what else can I use for proof of Residency, besides a Tax bill or credit card statement.Cheekman69@aol.com

Anonymous said...

Hi I only have a copy of my birth certificate,will I be able to use the copy of my birth certificate to obtain the enhance drivers license---thank you

Kevin said...

I understand you need your original SS card to apply. Any other options or do I need to apply for a replacement if I've lost mine?

Anonymous said...

Is there something that we could get for our children, ages 4 months, 5 and 7 years to make crossing border just as easy for them as the enhanced license will be for us?

Anonymous said...

my mom is 86 and does ntnot drive but has a NYS ID can she get this Enhanced drivers license and what does she need to bring with her to DMV. She can use this to go back and forth to Canada right?

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Anonymous said...

Can the enhanced license be used to enter into Canada. Last week a customs inspector claimed the NYS Enchanced Drivers Licenses cannot be used to enter Cananda. Only entry into the United States.

John

Anonymous said...

When and how do they conduct the interviews?Is done that day or later??
thankyou!

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Anonymous said...

My husband no longer has a drivers license since he surrendered his after suffering a stroke. Will he be able to get an ID card similar to the one he has now that he can also use as ID at the airport

Anonymous said...

do you have to get a enhanced liscense or can
you get a normal liscense

Anonymous said...

Where are the answers to these questions being asked on this site? I also want to know about infant children. Their pictures will change very often so how does that work for them? Will I have to have a new non-drivers license every year as he changes?

Anonymous said...

I don't have my original birth certificate, but I do have a copy. Is that acceptable?

Anonymous said...

can you still get a normal licence

Anonymous said...

Hi! Ma'am, I was just wondering if NYS has an ehanced NYS non - driver license ID card; if it does, are the parametres for acquiring that important document? Thank You.

Anonymous said...

Is it good from new york state to to mich though canasda??

Dale Jr Fansite said...

Hi there I know you would need to provide proff of Citizenship, well my grandfather was born in Canada and was brought here as a baby. His Parents were citizens and his brothers and sisters are also, and so is he. The only thing is he lost his papers! Where could we go to obtain a copy of these papers?

Anonymous said...

If you cannot obtain a passport because of child support arrears are you eligible for an enhanced license?

Anonymous said...

Hello, I am a Trooper on the Thruway. Recently I have noticed that newly issued licenses do not retrieve the full information when I scan them into my computer. Is this the way they were meant to be? Will the enhanced licenses provide the same scanner bar code as the regular licenses?

Anonymous said...

If I apply for the enhanced licensed, do I need to bring my original birth certificate, even if I have a valid, current passport? Or is the passport proof enough?

Anonymous said...

I am a Canadian Citizen, however I have a United States Permanent Resident Card and reside in Youngstown, New York. I have a New York State Drivers Licence. Can I apply & receive the Ehanced Driver Licence

J said...

What if you were charged with a felon because of driving while intoxicated 4 times? Are you still allowed into Canada with the enhanced rivers license?

Anonymous said...

This has probably been answered somewhere already but I cannot seem to find it.

What documentation is required to obtain an enhanced driver license?

I have recently relocated to NY state and know that I currently need my passport and my former state driver license. What other docs do I need?

nygramma said...

I SAW ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT THAT THE ENHANCED LICENSES COULD BE USED AT AIRPORTS. DOES THIS MEAN YOU HAVE TO HAVE SEPERATE LICENCES TO FLY SOMEWHERE?

Anonymous said...

Bruce here i have a commercial license and i drive from here to mich and back how will this effect me will i need enhanched lic to? Mine does not expire untill 10/2011

Anonymous said...

I saw on channel 4 on monday that the enhanced licenses could not be used for air travel. does this mean you will need a seperate license to fly somewhere?

Marlene said...

what is the cost for an enhanced non-driver photo ID card

Marlene said...

regarding application for an ehnanced photo non-driver ID Can a current non-driver photo ID be used as proof of identity the same way that a NYS driver's license is used.

Unknown said...

What's this about a radio chip? Are we being monitored in our own nation?

Anonymous said...

hello, i just barely caught the portion of this enhanced drivers license on channel 4, but what do u need to get one an if u dont have the original birth certificate, will a notirized copy do? an can u go to any dmv? an how long is the process, if i go into the dmv?

thank u

Anonymous said...

my license expires next year. If I get the enhanced one now, how long will it be good for?

Anonymous said...

will this enhanced license work at all US/Canada bridge crossing?

Anonymous said...

I would like to know how this will work with a CDL A license!

Anonymous said...

Has the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)agreed to accept the Enhanced NYS License as proof of US Citizenship? If not and I still need a passport to get into Canada, why would I need an enhanced license?