Questions about proper identification at a competition

[Alex DiTuro]

I was planning on going to the Armonk Open 2008 but I couldn't because I don't have any ID(my school doesn't offer Student IDs). Would a Birth Certificate suffice? I'm really mad I didn't go because Tyson Mao went and it would have been awesome to meet him.

 

[Lofty]

Come to think of it I don't know if my ID was checked...
Maybe a parent with an ID vouching for the fact you are yourself?

 

[MiloD]

You only need ID if you are not competing for USA. That is just so I can't go and say I'm from like Uzbekistan and then get the Uzbekistanian blindfold NR or something like that.

 

[Alex DiTuro]

Really... grr... Im really upset now. If I new that I would've totally gone.
Oh well, there's always another tournament.

 

[qqwref]

Yeah, if you don't have any passport or ID you should still be fine (as long as you're competing for the USA). They usually don't check it at US comps. If you post a few videos of yourself with your name, by the way, you may even end up with a few people who will know who you are without you having to tell them.

 

[Hadley4000]

Neither tournament I was at I had to show ID.

 

[KConny]

You only need ID if you are not competing for USA. That is just so I can't go and say I'm from like Uzbekistan and then get the Uzbekistanian blindfold NR or something like that.

So getting the US NR is fine?

 

[MiloD]

You only need ID if you are not competing for USA. That is just so I can't go and say I'm from like Uzbekistan and then get the Uzbekistanian blindfold NR or something like that.

So getting the US NR is fine?

What do you mean? Theres no way in hell I could get the US NR. But if I said I was from some country that doesn't even have any cubers (and didn't have to prove citizenship) I could have a NR by default.

 

[Bryan]

I think my ID was checked at the US Open in 2007.

But yeah, I think most of the time they don't check ID's and just assume that people competing are the nationality of the country the competition is in.

 

[PCwizCube]

2e) Competitors must be able to show a passport/id-card during registration at the location to prove their identity.

* 2e1) Competitors may represent the country that they have the nationality of.
* 2e1a) The eligible countries are defined by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries.
* 2e2) Competitors with more than one nationality may change representing a country in their first competition of a calendar year.

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#competitors

Those are the rules, and you probably have passport. That can be used, if they ever check your ID.

 

[Bryan]

you probably have passport.

Huh? In the US, not everyone has a passport.

 

[Alex DiTuro]

Sorry to break it to you, but I don't have a passport. The Reason I didn't go to the Armonk 2008 was because I preregistered and Tim Renolds (I'm positive I spelled that wrong) sent me an email saying I needed proper Identification to get in. I guess it depends on the organizers whether you need one or not.

 

[PCwizCube]

Hi,
This is just a quick reminder on behalf of the WCA: Everyone should bring some form of identification to the competition, in order to prove your identity. In particular, competitors not representing the USA need to bring a passport to prove their citizenship in the country they are representing.
Thanks,
Tim and Ethan

A birth certificate proves that you are a person who is alive, and proves your identity. That would work. As Tim and Ethan said, if it proves your identity, it works.

By the way, his name is Tim Reynolds (just saying, no offense intended). I went to the Armonk Spring 2008, my first competition. . Don't worry, your life isn't over, there will be more competitions (hopefully in your area) later.

 

[KConny]

You only need ID if you are not competing for USA. That is just so I can't go and say I'm from like Uzbekistan and then get the Uzbekistanian blindfold NR or something like that.

So getting the US NR is fine?

What do you mean? Theres no way in hell I could get the US NR. But if I said I was from some country that doesn't even have any cubers (and didn't have to prove citizenship) I could have a NR by default.

No one would care if you got the Uzbekistanian NR. If your results were crap they'd still be crap. Why would only non US citizen have prove their nationality? I bet you would get even more mad if like a Polish guy would claim he's american and beat you NR's.

Bryan, I've never been to a competition where every one was from the same country. Of all competitions in 2008 that has only happend in Japan, US, India and Poland. (and once in Sweden, but that was a really small competition in a town to which not even I could get)

 

[shelley]

At smaller competitions, ID usually isn't checked unless you're competing for a country other than the US. At bigger competitions ID will be checked (we will be checking ID at US Nationals).

 

[Tim Reynolds]

You should have emailed me and told me then. Typically in the US only non-American competitors are ID checked. In the end, that was what happened. If you had contacted me after I sent that email, I would have told you not to worry.

 

[Alex DiTuro]

that's what you get for being lazy XD

 

[Alex DiTuro]

Oh, Tim, by the way when I pre-registered I said in the comment box that I didn't have an ID and asked if that would be a problem. I'll know from now on

 

[Bryan]

At smaller competitions, ID usually isn't checked unless you're competing for a country other than the US. At bigger competitions ID will be checked (we will be checking ID at US Nationals).

So, in a hypothetical situation where someone doesn't have a driver's license or student ID, what would you like them to do for Nationals?

 

[Alex DiTuro]

Like my situation???