Getty Images | Sandy Huffaker Entrance To Federal Facilities Also Affected Other acceptable forms of documentation for travel include a military ID, DHS trusted traveler card and permanent resident card. (However if you want to be extra-safe, you could apply for or ensure you have an updated passport.) It’s highly likely that additional extensions will be granted before then. If you plan to fly after January 22, 2018, but live in a state that won’t be deemed compliant by then, your best bet is to stay tuned to your DMV or local transportation authority for updates. 3 that it’ll be granting a grace period from enforcement until January 22, 2018. The remaining states have been given extensions to meet the standards. The deadline for compliance is currently Oct. While states have been working towards compliance for years, in some cases the process was slowed by the required passage or repeal of certain laws.Ĭurrently, 26 states plus Washington D.C. Federal minimum security requirements include verifying every ID applicant’s identity, putting anti-counterfeit technology into the production of the card and conducting background checks on the people issuing the driver’s licenses. The REAL ID Act of 2005 prohibits federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), from accepting identification from states that are not compliant with certain security standards. As if traveling wasn’t already complicated enough, a federal mandate is imposing new requirements on state driver’s licenses and ID cards for use in air travel.

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