Once the argumentation goes into effect, TSA volition beryllium “prohibited from accepting driver's licenses and recognition cards that bash not conscionable these national standards,” DHS said. | Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo
The Department of Homeland Security has again postponed its planned rotation retired of the Real ID-compliant licenses required for aerial travelers 18 and implicit boarding flights successful the United States — a motion to concerns that not capable Americans person compliant forms of identification.
Citing lingering Covid-19 backlogs, DHS announced Monday that May 7, 2025, volition beryllium the caller compliance date. The bureau has postponed the deadline respective times owed to the pandemic, with the astir caller deadline being May 3, 2023.
“This hold volition springiness states needed clip to guarantee their residents tin get a REAL ID-compliant licence oregon recognition card,” Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement, pledging the section would usage this clip “to marque the process much businesslike and accessible.”
According to the U.S. Travel Association, an estimated 83 cardinal Americans, roughly 34 percent, are inactive without an enhanced signifier of ID that would beryllium accepted to travel, which includes a U.S. passport oregon passport card, U.S. subject ID, oregon DHS trusted traveler cards.
Once the argumentation goes into effect, TSA volition beryllium “prohibited from accepting driver’s licenses and recognition cards that bash not conscionable these national standards,” DHS said.
Airports Council International – North America connected Monday praised the extension, which volition springiness authorities drivers’ licensing agencies much clip to process compliant identifications.
“Despite erstwhile extensions to REAL ID implementation, the saturation of REAL ID compliant licenses and recognition cards remains low,” ACI-NA president Kevin Burke said successful a statement. “This hold volition let individuals much clip to get compliant identification, helping to forestall undue question disruptions and preserving the wellness of the aviation strategy arsenic we proceed to navigate the pandemic’s impacts connected planetary aerial travel.”
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