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The federal Real ID Act will take effect May 7, meaning a standard state-issued driver's license or identification card will no longer get people through airport security or into federal buildings.
Real ID Act of 2005; Long title: An Act to establish and rapidly implement regulations for state driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence.
An applicant for a Real ID, either as a new driver license or ID card applicant, or renewing a current license or ID card, must present a citizenship document (US passport, certified birth certificate or citizenship certificate) or proof of legal immigrant status, proof of a Social Security number if they have been issued one, proof of any name ...
Information about the Real ID requirements posted at the Secretary of State's driver's license facility in the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, Ill. on March 27, 2019.
Washington State Enhanced Driver's License - Sample. An enhanced driver's licence (EDL) or enhanced ID in common usage, is a card which functions both as driving licence and identity card with limited passport features issued in some states in the United States [1] and formerly issued in some provinces in Canada, [2] for people who are both citizens of the country and residents of the relevant ...
The requirement is part of The Real ID Act of 2005, which put in place certain security standards for licenses and identification cards, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
For most New Jersey drivers, a Real ID costs $35 while a standard driver's license costs $24. Both are valid for four years from issuance or renewal. Can a Real ID replace your passport?
The driver's license, which is issued by each individual state, operates as the de facto national identity card due to the ubiquity of driving in the United States. Each state also issues a non-driver state identity card which fulfills the same identification functions as the driver's license, but does not permit the operation of a motor vehicle.