The new deadline for REAL ID enforcement is October 1, 2021.

Oh good, they extended this. The deadline was originally October of this year.

[quote] Are we talking about this?

No, the world is on fire right now. We'll get back to our selfish #travelgoals later.

Yeah because if you don't have it you can't fly on a plane. Oh wait...

I have an enhanced driver's license as it can function as a passport when entering Canada by land. Live in NY state and wanted a backup for the passport. Last time I got it (you pay extra) the lady at the DMV snarked "That's the most useless thing there is". Who's laughing now, lady at the DMV?

R2 Not all of us are just sitting around wallowing in depression and anxiety in a basement! Some of us have shit we need to get done!

Why the fuck are they doing this?

R6, It's been in the works for a long time for national security/terrorist reasons with this Oct 2020 being the original deadline. We just got another year bc of COVID.

Originally, it was October of this year. Glad the pushed it. You can still get on a plane without, you just have to show a valid passport as ID instead. I’m waiting for my current license to expire before I get the Real ID.

Earlier, February 2020 thread

cunts!

I bet they extend it again.

My state is a mess with the Motor Vehicle offices. Many are still closed..or you have to make an appointment. I'm going to wait until my drivers license is up for remewal, which is next year. I'm not planning to travel anywhere soon.

[quote]I bet they extend it again.

Yes they did, and you know it.

I got mine done last year. Glad to be done with it.

I have one.

Good.

MAY 3, 2023

For some reason, my license which was supposed to expire in 2024 was suspended (i think it's because of my car's registration - which i paid - but didn't complete the smog certification that i didn't know i needed to do) and i've never received any notification of the suspension. You can't go to the DMV in my state without an appt, you can't make an appt online if your license is suspended, and the hold time to talk to a DMV agent and figure out the next course of action is over 2 hours. Seriously, this shit is ridiculous. If they are honestly requiring passports to fly right now when they are not issuing new passports - that's ridiculous (i would have gotten it renewed before all of this but for the moratorium on issuing new passports last year). i get it for International travel (obviously) but i have a state-issued ID card (non DL) that is not expired and if i need to travel domestically, this should be good enough given all the circumstances listed above. CA, get your damn shit together.

This sucks because I just renewed my license about a year and a half ago, now I have to pay to do it again. There have been lines outside our BMV's for the past year now due to the pandemic. The karen's working at them are slow as shit.

I got mine.

I renewed my driver's license recently and was totally taken aback by how long it took at my local DMV. Was literally in and out in 10 mins!!! It was great! The ladies inside were running one hell of an efficient shop I have to say and there were plenty of people inside. I can't remember ever experiencing that in a govt office.

I hate dealing with the MVD because of the nasty cunts that work there.

I honestly didn't know about this until a friend told me a month ago. I stopped watching the news a while ago so honestly, if I didn't see this thread, I wouldn't have known there was even a deadline. I figured they would just update me to this real ID thing when I renewed my license.

You need your birth certificate (or a copy), your SS card, and two pieces of postmarked mail with your address on it. It's not bad at all.

Can anyone who has recently flown domestic confirm you have to show a passport to fly domestically now if you only have a regular license? Is that an absolute fact, or a DL form of fact? My last domestic flight was 2 years ago, and I was fine. I know some of you will (pretend to) be shocked, but I don't have a passport, and even if I did, I don't plan on flying internationally until COVID settles the fuck down. Hell, I don't have plans to fly domestically either, but in case something comes up, this bit of info would be good to know.