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- US flyers now have an additional two years to get a Real ID-compliant type of identification.
- The program was supposed to begin in May 2023. Now it is delayed till May 2025.
- The US authorities has pushed the Real ID deadline a number of instances.
There’s excellent news for any frequent flyers who nonetheless have not upgraded to a Real ID. The US Department of Homeland Security on Monday stated it will delay the start of the program by two years.
The program was set to start in May 2023. Now the guidelines will go into impact on May 7, 2025.
Once it does, air vacationers 18 and older will want a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or different federally authorised type of identification to board home flights. An everyday driver’s license or non-driver ID will not suffice.
DHS stated COVID-19 slowed down the course of for getting a Real ID. It prolonged the deadline to enable state licensing companies to “work through backlogs created by the pandemic.”
(*2*) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas stated in a assertion. “DHS will also use this time to implement innovations to make the process more efficient and accessible.”
The Real ID Act, handed in 2005 in the wake of the September 11 assaults, established minimal safety requirements for driver’s licenses and different types of ID. The authorities has extended the deadline several times.
