Driver License, denied!.. Plan B

Ok, so yesterday (tuesday) Duane drives me to the Broward Courthouse to pay my 2003 traffic ticket and my Driver's License reinstatment fee.

Even though they are supposed to ask me for 2 valid ID's, they don't and i pay $144.50 for everything including late fees.

Then we go to the DMV and try to get my license since the suspension was lifted and the clerk at the court stated that my license was now clear, just expired.

So we're there and i'm asked "are you an american?", so i reply no, of course. Then they ask for 2 valid ID's, i didn't have them so that ended that.

Later that day i tried to see if i could renew my license online at the library, however the site tells me in the middle of the process that i need to go to the local DMV office.

I go back to my tent and call Derr to inform him. He gives me the phone number for the Florida Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles to see if there was a way i could get valid ID's.

There was. They would accept a marriage certificate and a passport as valid ID's.

I head to BK and relax there until 10PM, i call it a night early and head back to my camp. Sleeping was difficult with the splint. I woke up 5-6 times due to that and some late night work being done at the turnpike.

Wednesday morning me and Duane do our laundry together which saves me from riding there. In between he tells me that Herb (another homeless dude) who knows lawyers said that being married 11yrs with a marriage certificate i can go to immigration and legally stay here.

Well i'd have to consult a lawyer on that. I ride to the library and get here at 1:30PM.

I begin doing research to see if i could order a copy of my marriage certificate online and have it sent to an address where Derr has an office. Unfortunately, NYC doesn't do that online, it requires such a request to be done through mail. They require a valid ID to get it.

Boom, another dead end.

My plan now is to get to downtown miami where the peruvian consultate is located. I can get my passport, however from what i read at the website things can end in 2 ways. They either give me the passport the same day, or they will mail it to me in 4-6 weeks.

In either case, with the Passport i can get my marriage certificate. Then with both i can get my driver's license.

So, as you can see it's a massive juggle act which i think will continue to cost me money. At this rate i won't have enough to get a place. So yes, i'm worried.

Well, that's all for now.