Help! Non-picture ID for elderly person
 

My 100-year-old mother-in-law will be moving near her daughter in Texas in August. She has no picture ID of any kind. We've emailed and called the TSA numerous times but all they say is she can substitute 2 forms of non-picture ID--one is Social Security card (which she has)--but we cannot find out from them or the airlines what is acceptable as the second form of non-picture ID. Has anyone had any recent experience with this?

Many states have picture i.d.'s. Lots of people don't have a driver's license so they use state-issued picture i.d.'s

Here in CA they pretty much look like a regular DL. This will not be the only time she will need an i.d. so I would have her get one now.

I think the 2nd one is a birth certificate. Although, if you have both of those you can get a picture ID from the DMV. I think they arrive 3 - 4 weeks after you apply/ have your picture taken, so there would still be time to do this. I also think I've seen a tsa website link.

I agree she should get picture ID from Motor Vehicles or other agency. My 90 year old mother traveling by air in wheelchair with nurse was refused boarding when she did not have ID. Actually they would have taken her "ID" from a prescription bottle but her meds were already sent thru in her luggage. I would not count on the med bottle as ID. Fortunately she had drivers license at home which she got for flight next day. It is up to the security person what is acceptable and that can vary. An old passport will sometimes work. But the non-drivers license always works.

In CA a couple years ago, I once had an expired ID and a birth certificate. They let me though, but first I had to have extra security screening.

On Northwest's website (don't know who she's flying) it states: In the absence of government issued photo identification, two forms of identification will be required, one of which must be government-issued. Example: social security card and a WorldPerks card.

However, I agree with others who advise to get a non-DL photo ID. Of course, she'll probably need 2 forms of ID to get that, so either way she's going to have to come up with something. :)

In Washington State we have the ID for non-drivers others have mentioned. These are forms of identification that may be used when applying for the card:

• Home utility bill
• Mortgage documents (executed)
• Property tax bill or statement dated within the past 12 months
• Voter registration card
• Medical record paid by insurance (insurance statement)
• Medicaid card or DSHS medical coupon
• Professionally-filed tax return or filed copy sent to you by the IRS for the most recent tax filing year

Sometimes the local police dept can issue an id - not photo, but an id.

Our DMV gives you your license/State I.D. card a few min after they snap the photo.

Does she have an expired driver's license or passport? My boss has been traveling on his expired license for years without a problem. No reason your MIL can't do the same.