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Posted by bucke on Dec-30-2008 22:00:

Giant NYE ID question

so due to the lack of anything else interesting going on we might be thinking about hitting up giant for nye....except that my friend doesn't have a driver's license. will they accept a US passport as a form of ID?

Posted by able.h on Dec-30-2008 22:01:

I'm pretty sure they will accept that as a form of ID.

Posted by bucke on Dec-30-2008 22:04:

quote:
Originally posted by able.h
I'm pretty sure they will accept that as a form of ID.

need a definite answer though, because he says some places won't take his passport....i'm pretty sure he can get in, he just needs to be sure before spending money on a ticket. anyone who has promoted for giant or had previous experience with this know?

Posted by DjWoody on Dec-30-2008 22:07:

They let my friend in with a passport last year. EDM events in touristy areas are pretty lenient with passports since they attract the international crowd.

Some OC clubs won't take them, and I know Wavehouse in San Diego won't either. But your friend should be fine.

Posted by Cool1g on Dec-30-2008 22:09:

in theory they have to accept it as it is a legal form of identification. sometimes you get uninformed/ignorant security personnel....i would say if somehow your friend has a problem go to another security person or ask for a supervisor.

Posted by able.h on Dec-30-2008 22:23:

my girlfriend was using an international ID last year to Tiesto NYE Giant, but again we came around 12.03am after the countdown, and there was no line.

and like Cool1g said, if your friend has a problem getting in, I would go to the supervisor...

Posted by djjoshuaallen on Dec-30-2008 22:39:

its the law, they have to accept it as a form of ID.

Posted by Cool1g on Dec-30-2008 22:45:

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Originally posted by djjoshuaallen
its the law, they have to accept it as a form of ID.

i've seen uninformed security not accept it....

Posted by bucke on Dec-30-2008 22:50:

thanks for all your help guys! hopefully we can get in without any issues.

Posted by DjWoody on Dec-30-2008 22:51:

If it's a passport (booklet), than yes, they have to accept it. But if it's one of those Border Crossing/VISA issued by INS (Like the one below), they CAN'T ACCEPT IT. That's because ABC doesn't recognize it as a legal form of ID. However, most clubs will let you in with it.

Posted by DJ Reese on Dec-30-2008 22:53:

quote:
Originally posted by bucke
thanks for all your help guys! hopefully we can get in without any issues.

You should be fine. Send an email to [email protected]. Hopefully they can get back to you. Everything is crazy right now. I'm having trouble getting a hold of anyone today.

Posted by fupaking on Dec-30-2008 23:41:

if it helps, in Vegas for NYE last year, Empire would *not* let my wife in with her (Brazilian) drivers license, and would *only* accept a passport (besides a US drivers license)...can't see why they wouldn;t take it....except for the security being uninformed and never traveled outside the country, which is indeed possible.

Posted by AmericnWldChild on Dec-31-2008 00:01:

I have friends from Mexico that have the green passports and take these to EDM events all the time. They don't drive or have IDs but many clubs with Giant nights have taken them all the time without worry... even better when one of my friends shows the doormen that Armin van Buuren signed one of the pages of his passport haha

Posted by bas on Dec-31-2008 00:04:

As long as you have a government issued ID they'll let you in. Passports included. If they give you any grief talk to the police, seriously.

Posted by R!CH on Dec-31-2008 00:24:

you have to be pretty fucking stupid to turn away a united states passport as an id. that's the most legitimate form of id you can produce.

- if a bouncer give you shit, repeat those exact words.

Posted by DjWoody on Dec-31-2008 00:30:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
As long as you have a government issued ID they'll let you in. Passports included. If they give you any grief talk to the police, seriously.

That's not true. Those Border Crossing Cards/Visa's I posted earlier are US Government issued and they are not recognized by ABC as valid ID's. But most clubs will let you in with them. I know for a fact House of Blues, Wavehouse, Yardhouse, and Morongo hesitate with those ID's. Depending on the bouncer they'll let you in.

Posted by bas on Dec-31-2008 01:02:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
That's not true. Those Border Crossing Cards/Visa's I posted earlier are US Government issued and they are not recognized by ABC as valid ID's. But most clubs will let you in with them. I know for a fact House of Blues, Wavehouse, Yardhouse, and Morongo hesitate with those ID's. Depending on the bouncer they'll let you in.

I think the rarity of those cards makes them an issue though. The probably don't see those very much (if at all) and have no idea what they are or how someone gets them.

Posted by mar46017 on Dec-31-2008 05:19:

My first fake ID was an Israeli id I color photocopied and laminated. Worked like a charm to gamble in Vegas. Didn't work for the clubs though.

I guess if it looks real, they will take it. But if you look young and it looks like a monkey business form of id, I can see why they may decline.

Posted by GTUnit on Jan-01-2009 00:44:

A foreign ID is not a valid form of US ID.

A US PASSPORT is 100% valid and more credible then a CA Drivers license.
By law they have to accept it. If you get some idiot that gives you a hard time then you can easily bitch them out and get in anyway.