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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.
For a state to comply with Real ID, licenses and ID cards issued from that state must be approved by DHS to meet Real ID requirements. States can choose to issue both regular licenses and ID cards as well as Real IDs, but any non-Real ID must be marked "Not for Federal Identification". Real IDs are normally valid for eight years.
You can obtain a Real ID driver's license or identification card from your local motor vehicle department. It takes about two weeks , or 15 business days , to process the IDs.
The Real ID will be needed beginning May 7, 2025 in New Jersey. While this will keep you from flying, it won't from driving. The standard New Jersey driver license can still be used for driving.
The Real ID Act of 2005 (stylized as REAL ID Act of 2005) is an Act of Congress that establishes requirements that driver licenses and identification cards issued by U.S. states and territories must satisfy to be accepted for accessing federal government facilities, nuclear power plants, and for boarding airline flights in the United States.
A Real ID does not replace a passport for international travel, so ID requirements for traveling outside the country will stay the same. How to get a Real ID To get a Real ID, visit your state ...
The Real ID Act of 2005 created federal requirements for driver's licenses and ID cards issued by states and was originally supposed to take effect in 2008. The deadline was extended several times ...
The really real deadline to make your state-issued identified card, or driver’s license Real ID compliant will be here before you know it. And you won’t be fly domestically after 2025 without it.