Passport Question

[lovebug33]

Can you use your passport in stores as ID when you make credit card purchases? I was stupid enough to let my license lapse, and with new homeland security issues, I was issued a temporary huge old piece of paper as my license until I get the new one in THIRTY days! It is a huge pain to carry around and I won't be driving. Do you think I could just use the passport instead? TIA!

[Atomica]

Yes, a passport will work - they're looking to make sure you are who you say you are.

[paul929207]

Can you use your passport in stores as ID when you make credit card purchases? I was stupid enough to let my license lapse, and with new homeland security issues, I was issued a temporary huge old piece of paper as my license until I get the new one in THIRTY days! It is a huge pain to carry around and I won't be driving. Do you think I could just use the passport instead? TIA!

Yes, it should not be a problem.

[Keith1010]

You should be fine. It is an offical government id.

 

Keith

[montekat]

Sure, I have done it many times, just for the fun of it and to see the expression of the clerks when they want my driver's license. A passport is considered universal ID.

[Essiesmom]

Time was when that's what they asked for, especially since driver's licenses did not have pictures on them. EM

[satxdiver]

I have often used my passport when flying on domestic flights. The TSA looks at it quicker than they do the DL which they closely examine. I have also used it as an ID here in the USA when asked by a merchant for a credit card purchase. As stated below the passport is an international form of ID recognized everywhere. Don't leave home without it!