Today my husband was given a "Temporary License" at the DMV because they need to verify that he is a citizen. He's been a citizen since he was 2.
My husband and I just moved back to our home state of FL, USA. He was given a temporary driver's license at the DMV. He had all the correct paperwork. He has never had an issue with his paperwork or any legal trouble in the past. He's been a citizen since he was 2, when he was legally adopted from South Korea. The adoption papers were registered in the state of New York and his family moved to FL when he was 6.
He was told that his naturalization papers were "too old." They were from 1988 when he was legally adopted and became a citizen. He had a valid license from the last state of residence, his adoption papers, and naturalization papers. They even had a picture of his driver's license in the system from when he was 16 years old. He was told that it could take up to 60 days to get his permanent Driver's License. This temporary license doesn't have his photo so I'm concerned that it will cause issues in the near future if he needs a driver's license for identification. I'm pretty mad that they're questioning his citizenship as well. It doesn't make any sense. He served in the military and everything.
Can anyone explain why he has to go through this process or is the lady at the DMV a moron? Are they really making every adopted citizen go through this? Is he going to continue to have difficulty with the DMV in the future when he has to renew his license? Can naturalization papers be "too old?"
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