2024-05-08 15:50:00
Starting May 7, 2025 You will need a special identification card, known as Real IDto be able to fly within the country. This identification will also be required to visit certain federal facilities and access a nuclear power plant on US soil.
The use of the Real ID, Instituted by a law passed by Congress in 2005, it should have started in 2020, but the covid-19 pandemic caused several delays until it was finally established on a deadline that expires within a year according to the most recent guidelines of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
What is the Real ID?
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States Congress passed the law Real ID, what established federal standards for the security standards that driver’s licenses and identification cards must meet used in the national territory to board flights, visit certain federal facilities and access a nuclear power plant.
Before the enactment of the law Real ID By President George W. Bush in 2005, each state set its own rules. Now to meet the demands of the Real ID Applicants must prove their legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, legal residence and provide two proofs of their residential address in order to obtain a driver’s license or identification card.
You may already have your Real ID
Shortly following the enactment of the law Real IDmany states began issuing IDs compatible with their requirements, meaning that many people already have the correct identification.
Cards that meet the requirements of Real ID They are identified with a star, which can vary in appearance depending on the state that issues it. The most common is the driver’s license.
Those who choose not to obtain a Real ID or have no way to comply with their requirements will receive licenses and identifications with a note that says: “Federal Limits Apply” (federal limits apply) instead of the star.
I do not have one Real ID, how do I get it?
Although there is still a little less than a year before the application of the requirement of the Real ID Authorities are encouraging ID holders to obtain if required by law Real ID to start the process now before a flood of last-minute requests begins.
The documentation that prove the applicant’s legal name, Social Security number, residence, and two forms of address They must be presented in their original forms. Photocopies or laminated documents will not be accepted and the same document cannot be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
Some of the acceptable documents to obtain a Real ID include: valid passport, birth certificate, consular report of birth abroad, valid permanent resident card, U.S. certificate of naturalization, current employment authorization document, or foreign passport with a valid U.S. visa.
Applicants are advised to verify the requirements of the local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), as well as any other information with guidance on how to request the document.
Other types of identification acceptable for TSA checkpoints
Identification will be required Real ID to those attempting to board a flight using a driver’s license or state identification card to identify themselves, but There are several types of IDs that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers can accept instead.
Those documents include a U.S. passport or passport card, a DHS trusted traveler card, a U.S. Department of Defense ID, a permanent resident card, a border crossing card, or any of the following IDs:
- An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Indian tribal nation
- A federal HSPD-12 PIV credential
- Passport issued by a foreign government
- Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation Worker Identification Card
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- US Merchant Marine Credential
- Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
People who do not yet have Real ID They will be able to fly, access certain federal facilities and enter a nuclear power plant until May 6, 2025.
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