Married Women Face Real Id Documentation Hurdles: 'i Can't Accept This'

Some joined women crossed nan U.S. are sharing that they've been facing unexpected hurdles successful obtaining their REAL ID arsenic nan May 7th deadline looms to person nan archiving to fly domestically.

The communal obstacle among them is proving their sanction alteration owed to matrimony without having successful their possession their original marriage certificate needed to verify that change.

It has go a logistical nightmare, for example, for Dorothy Ballone — formerly Hotchkiss — of Rochester, New York. She's been connected a ngo to effort to get her original matrimony certificate from 67 years ago, she told Fox News Digital this week.

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The nonagenarian has been moving since February to way down nan authentic archive since being turned down connected her first travel to nan Department of Motor Vehicles successful New York.

"I recovered online each nan documents that I would need, my Social Security [card], my commencement certificate. A mates of things stating wherever you live, for illustration your inferior measure and your slope statement, worldly for illustration that — and your matrimony license," said Ballone. 

A REAL ID motion reminding travelers of nan archiving they request is shown supra successful an airdrome this week.  (Fox News Digital)

"I had moreover much documents than that pinch me."

She arrived astatine nan DMV pinch a transcript of her matrimony licence from Aug. 19, 1958, on pinch certification stating that nan archive was an nonstop photocopy of nan original pinch a notary public's stamp and each applicable information.  

"I put each my documents connected nan counter, and [a clerk] pulled retired nan matrimony licence and said, 'I can't judge this.' And I said, ‘Why not?’ She said, 'It's a copy.' And I said, 'That's each I have.' And she said, ‘No, I request nan original,’" Ballone told Fox News Digital. 

She went connected a chaotic goose pursuit to effort to get her original matrimony license. 

Ballone said she was told to spell to her church to get nan original.

Ballone reached retired to nan religion successful East Rochester wherever she was married, and was told nan religion does not person matrimony licenses making love backmost that far.

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She past went connected a chaotic goose pursuit arsenic she tried to get her original matrimony licence — reaching retired to section clerks' offices, authorities officials, moreover nan Diocese of Rochester.

The metropolis of Rochester yet claimed to person nan original matrimony licence — and mailed it.

Some joined women nationwide are facing unexpected hurdles arsenic they effort to get their REAL ID successful clip for nan May 7th deadline.  (Fox News Digital)

The archive she received was certified, yet Ballone was denied a REAL ID erstwhile again, she said.

She has been successful interaction pinch her section assemblywoman and nan adjunct commissioner of nan New York Department of Motor Vehicles, she told Fox News Digital. 

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Even though she's lived nether her joined sanction for decades and has a driver’s licence base her joined name, nan authorities has continued to contradict her REAL ID application, Ballone said, until she provides her charismatic matrimony document.

They've heard from DMV officials that this has go an issue.

Ballone told Fox News Digital that 2 of her neighbors are having nan aforesaid rumor pinch search down their original matrimony licenses. 

They said they've heard from DMV officials that this has go an issue.

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan metropolis of Rochester, New York. 

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Fox News Digital said pinch travelers astatine nan Ronald Reagan National Airport successful Washington, D.C., this week to get their thoughts astir nan REAL ID process pinch May 7 conscionable a week away.

Alicia from Minneapolis, Minnesota, told Fox News Digital that she, too, has been having issues obtaining her REAL ID owed to her changed name.

Some group are having an rumor pinch search down their original matrimony licenses, they said — and person heard from DMV officials that this has go an rumor arsenic group effort to get their REAL ID. (Fox News Digital)

"I'm a stay-at-home mom, truthful I don't person a paycheck delivered. So it was a small harder to person each nan forms of [identifications]," she told Fox News Digital. 

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"I went 1 time, and past I had to spell backmost a 2nd clip because I was missing our matrimony certificate because my sanction had changed, truthful it was a small much analyzable for me," said Alicia, who did not stock her past name.

Some joined women (not pictured) person told Fox News Digital that their REAL ID exertion process has go a hassle. They've been asked to supply their charismatic matrimony licenses — and immoderate don't person that original document. (iStock; Fox News Digital)

"I had a babe pinch me, truthful [this has been] annoying," she added.

As nan enforcement deadline of May 7 approaches, these women opportunity they’re racing nan clock. 

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Fox News Digital reached retired to nan TSA for remark connected nan topic. 

A spokesperson responded, "This would beryllium a authorities archiving requirement, truthful please interaction nan [individual] states wherever this mightiness beryllium an issue."

Fox News Digital reached retired to New York State for comment.