Do any Michigan homeschoolers have advice for obtaining a State ID card for their teen? ?

MI requires ';identity verification'; such as school records, etc. which we don't have due to homeschooling. How do other parents of homeschooling teens deal with this? My 16 year old would like a state ID so he can jobseek. Thanks for any info.Do any Michigan homeschoolers have advice for obtaining a State ID card for their teen? ?
I homeschool in Michigan. The following is from one of my e-mail groups. I have not checked its validity, but I remembered seeing these when I saw your question.





This is supposedly from the Secretary of State web site. You might want to check it yourself to be sure.





';Michigan offers its residents炉both young and old炉a photo identification card that is as valid for proving who you are as is a driver license. The state's Personal Identification Card (PID) is available to all Michigan residents who don't currently have a driver license.';





How To Apply


You must appear in person at a Secretary of State branch office to request a Personal Identification Card. To apply, you'll need proof of residency. You'll also need proof of your identity and birth date (this list is also available in Spanish and Arabic).





How To Renew


The ID card is valid for four years, after which you must renew it. You can renew your ID card through the mail or at a Secretary of State branch office. MI ID card renewal fees are $10; there is no fee for people older than 65 or for those who are no longer eligible to drive because of physical or mental impairment.








I think this came from HSLDA:





Trouble Getting a State-Issued ID





Starting at the end of January 2008, new regulations became effective requiring documentation in four different areas before the state would issue a driver's license or state identification card. The state now requires documentation of (1) your Social Security number, (2) your legal presence, (3) identity, and (4) Michigan residency.





After the new regulations went into effect, many homeschool families had trouble getting the documentation required for identity because of the acceptable documents listed, the only one that applied to many minors was school records, and parent-made documentation is not allowed. This meant that parents could not prove that their child was, in fact, who they claimed he was!





As many members called Home School Legal Defense Association, hey were able to satisfy this requirement by obtaining a third-party identification letter from us. As this problem became more widespread, HSLDA looked into the situation to see if there was some other solution.





HSLDA then called the Michigan Secretary of State's office to discuss the problem. HSLDA found out that many different types of documents can be used to fulfill the identity requirement. These are considered ';life documents'; and may include such documents as a church directory, test records from an outside source, awards or recognition from church or community groups, or a newspaper article - anything from a third party that has the child's name on it.





This should provide a solution for homeschool families in Michigan who are getting their child a state-issued identification. However, the availability of use of these documents is not always known by the local branch. Thus, if your local branch office gives you a difficult time when you use ';life documents'; to prove identity, ask them to contact the Secretary of State's office, or contact us and we can call the Secretary of State on your behalf.Do any Michigan homeschoolers have advice for obtaining a State ID card for their teen? ?
Surely his birth certificate and social security card would qualify as identity verification. If you are lacking either of these, you can write and get them.





I am sure that as homeschoolers, you must also have some kind of records, whether it be correspondence with the education department, your own records of subjects studied and tests passed, correspondence with any curriculum source, etc.





Also take along utility bills to your address as proof of residence, plus the envelope from any mail he may have received in his own name at your address.





It works like this. His birth certificate identifies you as his parent. You have picture ID yourself. Thus you are who you say you are, You identify him as your son. They ask him his birthday. He gives the same date as shown on his birth certificate. The other records are supplementary and corroborative.