How do you prove your identity if you only have 1 piece of identification?

Question

A person, in most cases, needs two pieces of documentation to prove who they are when doing something like trying to obtain a driver's license or a passport. But what if a person:

1) has only one piece of identification, their birth certificate,

2) has lost their social security card,

3) does not have a driver's license and

4) has no other form of identification?

If a person needs two pieces of documentation to prove who they are and if a person needs two to get a social security card or passport, how can someone with only one proof of identification get out of this Catch-22-like situation?

Answer 1

u can file an affidavit about losing the other piece of identification and this should suffice the purpose

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Answer 2

memorize your social security number and obtain a PHOTO I.D.

Answer 3

Even if you can't drive; the DMV can issue you with a Photo ID Card.

Details are here: http://www.dmv.org/id-cards.php

Answer 4

if you don't have any real identification and you are abroad, they will hold you at the nearest police station until they can figure out your identification. You can also contact the U.S. counsel in the country that you are in.