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USA1 wrote:samobius , just curious , under what circumstances are you required to show proof of Citizenship and ID ?

Ok, I'll grant you the times are far and few, and tenuous at best, but there have been 3 or 4 times in the last couple of years.

1) CHL being one
2) getting my SS card replaced was another
3) contracting for a government contractor

There's been one or two other occasions where just having a passport made the process so much quicker and painless, but I can't remember what they are.

I did not realize that immigrants could get a CHL. I guess I'll stick to passports.

How many of you have used your CHL ID as a secondary ID form when, say, opening a new bank account?

Since I'm an American citizen born abroad, I get asked more and more for my proof of citizenship whenever I do ANYTHING. It's gotten to the point where, when I know I'm going to need to prove identity AND citizenship, I just show my passport instead of my driver's license. I've actually contemplated getting a passport card for this reason.

But, a CHL is only granted to US citizens anyway, right? So it proves citizenship by itself, theoretically.

(Sometimes I'm reminded of the old German WWII movies ... "Hver are yourh paperz?")