We have, at times needed additional identification in addition to our passports in Europe and Africa. The Texas ID has been accepted just fine since it is issued by State government.
We got the ID's after I left my Drivers License in Nigeria and had to get a replacement.
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- Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:47 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Working overseas - CHL and DL keep or what???
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- Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Working overseas - CHL and DL keep or what???
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Re: Working overseas - CHL and DL keep or what???
Mr. Goodname 4, Thanks for posting back on what you decided to do. Sounds like you have figured a good approach with the RV and renting a spot for it. You are right about high property taxes for sure ! We live in one of the highest counties in Texas and it is a lot !
Ms. Gamboolgal and I like your idea about the RV and how you have done it so that you can keep your Texas residence, thus your DL, CHL and Tx ID's. We are nearing retirement. 40 some odd years in the oilfields....and after near to 20 years of working and living oversea's, we know that we don't want to keep our present home in The Woodlands, albeit nice. We'll most likely move to rural area and hopefully on a waterfront lake property.
We are so looking forward to the day when we go thru Passport Control for the last time ! I'm not saying we will not ever travel international voluntarily in retirement - but I doubt it very much as we have seen and experienced enough of the world - that for Ms. Gamboolgal and I - we'll be just fine in Texas and the USA.
Again, thanks for getting back to us on what you figured out
Ms. Gamboolgal and I like your idea about the RV and how you have done it so that you can keep your Texas residence, thus your DL, CHL and Tx ID's. We are nearing retirement. 40 some odd years in the oilfields....and after near to 20 years of working and living oversea's, we know that we don't want to keep our present home in The Woodlands, albeit nice. We'll most likely move to rural area and hopefully on a waterfront lake property.
We are so looking forward to the day when we go thru Passport Control for the last time ! I'm not saying we will not ever travel international voluntarily in retirement - but I doubt it very much as we have seen and experienced enough of the world - that for Ms. Gamboolgal and I - we'll be just fine in Texas and the USA.
Again, thanks for getting back to us on what you figured out
- Sun Aug 07, 2016 1:32 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Working overseas - CHL and DL keep or what???
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Re: Working overseas - CHL and DL keep or what???
If you still have a permanent address in Texas - it is a non issue.
Wife and I are from Texas working oilfields of West Africa since 2003. We kept our home in Texas as it is being lived in by our adult son who is attending multiple post graduate schools. So we still own our home in Texas and have a permanent address.
I have thought about how we might could keep our CHL/LTC's and Drivers License's if we sold our home in Texas? Not sure if you can get rent a address to use ? Kind of like a mail delivery box or something else that is legal? We are interested in what the options are.
As far as carrying your LTC and Drivers license with you overseas.......We normally only come home to Texas a couple of months per year.
After I left my drivers license in our quarters in Nigeria a few years ago ....I had to get a replacement Drivers License when I got to Texas and realized I had left it in Africa - we decided to get government issued ID cards.
My wife I now leave our Drivers license and CHL/LTS's in our safe in Texas and have ID cards issued by state of Texas that we take with us overseas.
I would also advise you to take at least 2 Credit Cards and tell the Credit Card companies you are working and living international because they will likely hold some orders to get confirmation from you. We like this and we regularly communicate with the credit card companies to let them know when we are traveling and to expect activity on the account.
Again, we are interested in what the legal options for having address in Texas so you can keep your LTC and Drivers license are - if any?
Thanks, gamboolman & gamboolgal...
Wife and I are from Texas working oilfields of West Africa since 2003. We kept our home in Texas as it is being lived in by our adult son who is attending multiple post graduate schools. So we still own our home in Texas and have a permanent address.
I have thought about how we might could keep our CHL/LTC's and Drivers License's if we sold our home in Texas? Not sure if you can get rent a address to use ? Kind of like a mail delivery box or something else that is legal? We are interested in what the options are.
As far as carrying your LTC and Drivers license with you overseas.......We normally only come home to Texas a couple of months per year.
After I left my drivers license in our quarters in Nigeria a few years ago ....I had to get a replacement Drivers License when I got to Texas and realized I had left it in Africa - we decided to get government issued ID cards.
My wife I now leave our Drivers license and CHL/LTS's in our safe in Texas and have ID cards issued by state of Texas that we take with us overseas.
I would also advise you to take at least 2 Credit Cards and tell the Credit Card companies you are working and living international because they will likely hold some orders to get confirmation from you. We like this and we regularly communicate with the credit card companies to let them know when we are traveling and to expect activity on the account.
Again, we are interested in what the legal options for having address in Texas so you can keep your LTC and Drivers license are - if any?
Thanks, gamboolman & gamboolgal...