Some states are seeing huge traces at Division of Motor Autos (DMV) places as vacationers scramble to get their REAL IDs previous to the Could 7 deadline. Others, not a lot.
Redd mentioned states like Illinois, Pennsylvania and Tennessee have among the longest traces and appointment wait lists via at the very least July.
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There in Tennessee, he reported some DMVs are open six days per week in hopes of getting everybody the identification vacationers from U.S. airports and people coming into some federal buildings will want.
California is in an identical boat, FOX 11 Los Angeles reported, the place some places of work are opening an hour early via June 27 for individuals who began the method on-line and made appointments.
In the meantime, Florida isn’t seeing the identical rush. Some individuals who stay within the Sunshine State can skip DMVs altogether, and get their drivers’ licenses on the native tax collector’s places of work.
A pattern driver’s license that’s REAL ID compliant. (DC DMV)
“Here in Seminole County there are only about 4000 people that have yet to complete it, which is less than 1% of the population,” the assertion mentioned.
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As an alternative of heading to the DMV, the founder and CEO of ItsEasy.com Passport and Visa companies recommends acquiring a passport card.
TSA checkpoint safety screening with REAL ID signal at Miami Worldwide Airport. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
“The last-minute rush to obtain a REAL ID Driver’s License is leading to long delays at the DMV and causing unnecessary stress amongst travelers,” David Alwadish mentioned in an announcement. “The credit-card sized U.S. passport card is a convenient, secure and affordable alternative.”
“For added security, I love that, unlike a DMV-issued ID, it does not have your address on it for strangers to know where you live,” Alwadish added.
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The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) continues reminding People “that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need to have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’s license, instruction permit or identification card or another acceptable form of ID to board a U.S. commercial aircraft,” in accordance with media releases.
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REAL IDs have a star within the higher right-hand nook, TSA mentioned.
As soon as enforcement begins, the TSA mentioned unprepared vacationers arriving at TSA checkpoints ought to anticipate delays.
