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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced DHS to delay full enforcement of the REAL ID law from October 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023, the agency has announced.
The REAL ID law requires every air traveler 18 years or older to show genuine REAL ID-compliant identification documents at airport security checkpoints for domestic travel. Those under 18 must be travelling with an individual who has acceptable documentation.
As air travel continues to pick up, full enforcement of REAL ID is being extended by 19 months to May 3, 2023. This is good news for air travelers who have not yet been able to obtain REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses or another TSA-acceptable forms of identification.
If you ve been unable to get a travel-compliant Real ID driver s license because of the coronavirus pandemic, you can relax a bit. The deadline has been extended another 19 months.
On Tuesday the Department of Homeland Security once again delayed the full implementation of the law requiring people to have a Real ID in order to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings.
The department postponed the Real ID deadline from Oct. 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023.
Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It aimed to standardize the criteria used to issue driver s licenses and other state IDs across the country. After delays, the act was supposed to go into full effect on Oct. 1, 2020, but that was pushed back due to the pandemic.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) postponed the full implementation of the Real ID Act Tuesday. The act requires all travelers to present a travel-compliant Real ID driver’s license before boarding domestic flights and entering some federal buildings. The Real ID deadline has been delayed from Oct. 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023.
Congress passed the Real ID Act back in 2005, one of the bills passed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Its purpose is to standardize criteria used by states when issuing driver’s licenses and other state IDs. The first postponement came last year due to the pandemic. The bill was supposed to go into full effect by October 1, 2020, but was pushed back to October 1, 2021. Now the second postponement takes the deadline to May 3, 2023. The pandemic has changed how licensing agencies do business, at least for now.
Full Enforcement of REAL ID Law Moved to 2023 Thursday, April 29, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced DHS to delay full enforcement of the REAL ID law from October 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023, the agency has announced.
The REAL ID law requires every air traveler 18 years or older to show genuine REAL ID-compliant identification documents at airport security checkpoints for domestic travel. Those under 18 must be travelling with an individual who has acceptable documentation.
As air travel continues to pick up, full enforcement of REAL ID is being extended by 19 months to May 3, 2023. This is good news for air travelers who have not yet been able to obtain REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses or another TSA-acceptable forms of identification.
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