Question: Regarding the new online test for obtaining a driver’s license (), my grandson had the correct computer to take the test, but it could not verify it, so he will still have to go to the DMV to take the test to lay. I wish we had known this could happen so he could have made an appointment and not wasted time trying again and again.
Answer: If a potential test taker’s identity is not validated during registration, there is no point in trying again and the website’s technical staff cannot help, the site says. The solution is to take the written test in person at the RDW, it says.
The identity validation process online is completed through a third-party contractor and “due to privacy and fraud prevention concerns, the causes of these errors are not being disclosed,” the website says.
In terms of appropriate equipment, the applicant must have an Internet-connected desktop or laptop computer with a mouse (or mousepad-controlled cursor), keyboard and webcam. The online test does not work with a mobile phone, tablet or touchscreen device.
Q: Did you ever learn about non-citizens on military bases? We’ve been invited to a party at the Kaneohe base next month and I want to make sure we can attend without embarrassment.
A: Yes, foreign guests are required to register for base entry at U.S. military bases in Hawaii, a military spokesperson said, not just Bellows Air Force Station, which we wrote about last month ().
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In that case, a retired U.S. soldier who planned to drive Canadian friends past the guard gate to a popular beach in the Bellows Recreation Area was surprised that everyone in the car had to show valid photo ID, proving that his friends were non- were citizens who had done so. not pre-registered to enter the base as required. Bellows AFS states on its website that it now requires ID scans of everyone in the incoming vehicle, not just the military-affiliated escort. Other military bases can do the same, without disclosing the practice. All adults must be prepared to show valid photo ID to enter a base, even if they have been there before without being asked and even if they are U.S. citizens.
These identity checks are separate from the requirement for foreign citizens to register before entering a base, which applies consistently statewide.
As for instructions for non-citizens to enter Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, a Navy spokesperson summarized the details from the base website, found under the “Foreign National Sponsorship” tab. We also recommend that you clarify your entry process with your host. Here are the website’s highlights: – Submit a Basic Access Request Form to the Provost Marshal Office Customer Service Center at least 14 business days before the requested access date. Please attach copies of each foreign passport and visa to the application form for entry to the base. – Register in advance with the Defense Biometric Identity System. – Provide proof of invitation to base by an authorized sponsor. – Upon arrival at the installation, the foreign national must visit the Pass and ID office accompanied by the authorized sponsor to complete the DBIDS registration, paperwork and any additional screening. -If access is granted, the authorized sponsor and the foreigner will receive the access pass. The foreigner must be accompanied on the base at all times, with some exceptions.
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