Your RIN is your Renewal Identification Number. When you need to renew your driver's license, you probably need the RIN that is assigned by your state Department of Motor Vehicles.
I received an innocent looking card from the Georgia Department of Driver Services a few weeks ago. I put it on my desk. It sat there and I picked it up and glanced at it on occasion and finally I had no choice but to take action. My card didn't have the RIN so I was required to appear in person with four documents that the DDS was willing to accept as identification.
Crap. I had to dig through the archives to find my certified birth certificate. Then I had to search through my wallet for my Social Security card. Finally, I needed proof of my residential address. I had received the postcard from the DDS at my residence but that wasn't good enough because I needed something better such as a bank statement or utility bill.
Blessings to me because I did not need to bring my marriage certificate nor a divorce decree to prove a name change and since I have always been a US citizens I did not need addition documentation.
I griped and complained through two trips to the DDS. On my first trip I was told that there was a four hour wait. Since they were going to close in three I decided to go home! My second trip was a success after three hours.
To save some time I should have studied up. I know I created my own problems and you can avoid them by doing your homework! I wish I had known that I could have visited www.USA.gov to verify all of the information that I needed. A lot has changed in four years!
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