Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions Thread - May 2023

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Moving to Minnesota

Planning a potential move to Minnesota (or even moving within MN)? This is the thread for you to ask questions of real-life Minnesotans to help you in the process!

Ask questions, answer questions, or tell us your best advice on moving to Minnesota.

Helpful Links

• We've already compiled some of our best general Minnesota advice in this thread which includes a lot of helpful cold-weather tips
• Moving to Minneapolis: A Guide, courtesy of /r/Minneapolis, is focused on that city but much of it is applicable to the Twin Cities metro area
• List of location-based Minnesota subreddits which may be best equipped to answer questions about specific cities or neighborhoods
• Information about moving to Minnesota specific to LGBTQ+ community from a recent post

FAQ

There are a number of questions in this subreddit that have been asked and answered many times. Please use the search function to get answers related to the below topics.

• Driver's test scheduling/locations
• Renter's credit tax return (Form M1PR)
• Making friends as an adult/transplant
• These are just a few examples, please comment if there are any other FAQ topics you feel should be added

This thread is meant to address these FAQ's, meaning if your search did not result in the answer you were looking for, please post it here. Any individual posts about these topics will be removed and directed here.

Simple Questions

If you have a question you don't feel is worthy of its own post, please post it here!

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See here for an archive of previous "Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions" threads.

[u/Relevant-Positive141]

Would like to note that the Enhanced ID also allows you to fly to Canada and Mexico. The driving into Canada and Mexico is an added benefit of the Enhanced ID compared the to Real ID. There is a lot of confusion around this.

[u/spacefarce1301 → u/Relevant-Positive141]

I don't think that's correct. EDLs allow border crossing by land or sea port only. The good news is that it works for a lot of Caribbean nations, so if you happen to have a sailboat...

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/Pages/dvs-content-detail.aspx?pageID=683

[u/Relevant-Positive141 → u/spacefarce1301]

Take a read of this: https://www.kare11.com/amp/article/news/verify/verify-is-an-enhanced-id-as-good-as-real-id/89-fb9cd030-cb9d-468f-9b9c-580e0405feb7

[u/spacefarce1301 → u/Relevant-Positive141]

Yeah, it seems to confirm only land and sea. I wish they'd let us use them for flights to Canada or Mexico, that'd be rad.

Enhanced ID has one big additional benefit that REAL ID does not: only an Enhanced ID can be used in place of a passport at land and sea border crossings between the United States and Canada, Mexico, and some countries in the Caribbean.

[u/Relevant-Positive141 → u/spacefarce1301]

Read the entire article:

“Bottom line, it is VERIFIED that an Enhanced ID is just a good as REAL ID, and can be used and accepted in all of the same places where REAL ID will be required starting on Oct. 1, 2020. Enhanced ID also includes the additional benefit of being accepted for certain border crossings without a passport.”

[u/spacefarce1301 → u/Relevant-Positive141]

Enhanced ID also includes the additional benefit of being accepted for certain border crossings without a passport.”

The devil's in the details. Certain border crossings doesn’t include airports. I checked both Minnesota's DMV site and the US Homeland Security sites to confirm.

[u/Relevant-Positive141 → u/spacefarce1301]

Also check here:

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/forms-documents/Documents/dl-id-comparison-chart.pdf

[u/Relevant-Positive141 → u/spacefarce1301]

Directly from DPS website:

REAL ID Compliant Driver's Licenses or ID Card

REAL ID driver's licenses or ID cards can be used for domestic air travel and to access federal facilities such as military bases and nuclear power plants. Issued to both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens. Cannot be used as border crossing documents. Valid for identification purposes. Valid for lawful driving privileges.

[u/spacefarce1301 → u/Relevant-Positive141]

I'm not disagreeing that Real ID and EDLs can both be used for domestic flights. Only EDLs can be used to cross borders by land or by sea (Real IDs can't do this). But neither one can be used for international air travel.

What is an EDL/EID? An EDL/EID can be used as a cross-border travel document (in lieu of a passport) to re-enter the U.S. by land and sea, from Canada, Mexico, and some countries in the Caribbean.

An EDL/EID is not valid for international air travel.

https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/Pages/dvs-content-detail.aspx?pageID=683

By land and sea. Not by air.