REAL ID deadline extended to May 2023
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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The previous deadline was slated for Oct. 1, 2021.
According to a release from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the pandemic presented logistical challenges to each state’s ability to issue REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses.
The department had already extended the deadline in March 2020 from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct.1, 2021 due to the pandemic.
Today, they said many driver’s license agencies are still operating at limited capacity. Protecting the health, safety, and security of our communities is our top priority. As our country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the REAL ID full enforcement deadline will give states needed time to reopen their driver’s licensing operations and ensure their residents can obtain a REAL ID-compliant license or identification card, said Mayorkas.
You now have until 2023 to update your driver s license to be REAL ID compliant
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WASHINGTON (AP) Kentuckians will have more time to get the Real ID that they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities.
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday extended the Real ID deadline until May 3, 2023. The deadline had been Oct. 1, 2021, but it was becoming clear that many people wouldn’t make it, in part because the COVID-19 outbreak has made it harder for states to issue new licenses.
Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 to establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards following a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission.
The updated cards will be required for airport check-in and to enter federal facilities, and Kentucky s standard licenses will no longer be accepted in those situations once the new deadline is reached.