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PennDOT will need to verify your identity, your social security number, and your Pennsylvania residency, even if you already have a Pennsylvania driver's license or photo ID card. PennDOT's Driver License Centers are now equipped to verify these documents for customers who want a REAL ID.
Visit any PennDOT Driver License Center to have your documents verified and imaged, and receive your REAL ID within 15 business days. Click the buttons below to learn more about whether you need a REAL ID, what documents you will need and steps you can take now to prepare to get an optional REAL ID.
A federally accepted identification (whether it's a Pennsylvania REAL ID driver's license or identification card, U.S. Passport/Passport Card, military ID, etc.) must be used as your identification to board a commercial flight or visit a secure federal building on and after May 7, 2025.
You will need to provide TWO documents to prove your Pennsylvania residency when applying for a REAL ID. Select which residency documents you will bring to the Driver License Center. Current, unexpired PA driver’s license or photo ID card. PA vehicle registration card. Auto insurance card.
Visit a REAL ID Center to have your documents verified and imaged and receive your REAL ID at the time of service. The following PennDOT Driver License Centers are able to issue REAL IDs over the counter: Name. Address. County.
After Oct. 1, 2020, you'll need a REAL ID to board a domestic commercial flight or enter a federal building that requires ID at the door. If you don't plan on doing either of those things, you may not need a REAL ID. Use PennDOT's REAL ID wizard tool to help you determine if you need one.
If you decide that a REAL ID is right for you, you have three options for applying for a REAL ID. • Apply online (preverified customers only) • Visit any PennDOT Driver License Center to have your documents verified and imaged, receive your REAL ID in the mail within 15 business days • Visit a PennDOT REAL ID Driver License Center
Beginning October 1, 2021, Pennsylvanians will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, photo ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight or enter a federal building or military installation that requires ID.
Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2021, to May 7, 2025, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. For complete information on REAL ID in Pennsylvania, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit www.PennDOT.gov/REALID.
A Pennsylvania REAL ID-compliant product is identifiable by a gold circle with a transparent star inside it. Beginning on March 1, newly issued non-REAL ID driver's licenses and ID cards look different.