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The agency said they have a backlog of 62,226 applications across the board, and 23,749 of them are for a REAL ID.
A viral rumor has sparked confusion about whether a Costco membership card can serve as a valid ID for air travel. The TSA ...
All Real ID documents, including driver's licenses, have a stamp on the right-hand corner to indicate that it is federally compliant. Without the stamp, the identification document fails to adhere ...
The Real ID Act is a law Congress passed in 2005 to set higher security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards in response to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the federal government "set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's ...
The REAL ID deadline is getting real close, but that’s fine, because it’s not a deadline per se. May 7 marks the implementation date for the REAL ID Act, meaning that from then on, anyone 18 ...
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.
While the REAL ID enforcement deadline is tomorrow, you may not even need one just yet. Here’s what to know.
Some critics, however, have claimed that REAL ID presents a risk to citizens’ privacy, while some on the left have claimed the additional documentation to obtain the card presents an undue ...
REAL ID goes into effect as legislation makes its way through Congress to verify that only U.S. citizens are casting their ballot in U.S. elections.
According to Mass.gov, the REAL ID is a Federal Security Standard for IDs that was created in 2005 “as a result of increased federal security measures after the September 11, 2001 terrorist ...