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My ID is expired, can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
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@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
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Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
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You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
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"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
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My driver license expired April 19, 2019, my flight to the Bahamas leaves August 25, 2019.
I have a passport, can I still fly using just my passport as an ID too?
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
21
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
14
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
2 days ago
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
21
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
14
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
2 days ago
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
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@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
10
10
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
8
8
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
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"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
2 days ago
"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
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@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
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It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
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@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
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True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
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Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
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@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
|
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To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
78.6k13173255
To fly to the Bahamas from the US as a US citizen, you need a passport in any event, and you do not need any other ID. So a driver's license isn't particularly helpful for this trip, and its being expired is not a problem.
answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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answered Apr 29 at 22:21
phoogphoog
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answered Apr 29 at 22:21
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Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
17
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
17
17
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
Unless the OP wants to drive while in the Bahamas...
– David
Apr 29 at 22:58
2
2
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
@David yes of course. I didn't mention that since the question asks about "ID" and did not mention driving, but it's certainly possible that there could be a misunderstanding about that.
– phoog
Apr 29 at 23:44
6
6
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
True, he didn't mention it. But the temptation to make a bit of fun was irresitible.
– David
Apr 30 at 2:32
2
2
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
Maybe he wanted to drive TO the Bahamas ;)
– qht
2 days ago
1
1
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
@qht Good idea! I wonder what the licensing requirements would be for doing that in something like an Amphicar.
– phoog
2 days ago
|
show 1 more comment
21
The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
15.6k94892
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
15.6k94892
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It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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The whole point of a passport is to act as ID when you're travelling! If you have a passport, you don't need anything else.
answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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answered Apr 29 at 22:32
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
add a comment |
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
5
5
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
It's somewhat unusual in the US even to have a passport; the number of US passports in circulation is slightly over 40% of the population of the US (of course, there are noncitizens living in the US and US citizens living outside the US), and that percentage has grown dramatically in the last 10 to 20 years. It is not difficult to imagine a US citizen who hasn't ever thought of the possibility of boarding a flight without a driver's license.
– phoog
2 days ago
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
Technically speaking, the main purpose of a passport is to convince the officials of the nation you are visiting that there is some other place in the world to which you can return when they don't want you any more.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
@SolomonSlow "Technically" according to whom? My passport says "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Requests and requires in the Name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance, and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary", not that Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State Promises to let this guy back in once you folk have had enough of him."
– David Richerby
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
Hmm, maybe I should not have said "technical." Also, I'll have to dig out my U.S. passport. I remember reading the fine print once long ago, and I thought I came to the conclusion that it was a unilateral agreement, saying in its essence that, "we'll take this guy back." But maybe I misremember that. Or maybe, the fine print that any particular nation adds is just intended to give the document a weighty, "official" feel, and what other nations think the passport actually represents is entirely their own concern.
– Solomon Slow
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
@SolomonSlow Most (all?) countries will allow their citizens to reenter. So at least part of the purpose of a passport is to demonstrate nationality and thus indicate where the person can be returned, if necessary. But I don't think that's the "main purpose".
– David Richerby
yesterday
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You can fly with your passport, but surely you can get a new driver's licence before August?
– Redd Herring
Apr 29 at 22:17
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@NateEldredge I have a hard time believing that there is any situation in which a passport is not accepted as ID to fly but some other document is.
– David Richerby
Apr 29 at 22:33
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Yes. In fact, you need your passport in any event. You can enter the Bahamas using an enhanced DL, but not by air travel.
– xuq01
Apr 29 at 22:59
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You don't plan to renew your driving license?
– Michael Hampton
Apr 30 at 1:17
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"can I fly to the Bahamas with my passport?" No, you need a plane.
– glglgl
2 days ago