REAL ID deadline is May 7; will be required for flights, entrance to federal facilities
More than 4 million REAL ID licenses have been issued in Virginia with the federal deadline less than a month away.
More than 4 million REAL ID licenses have been issued in Virginia with the federal deadline less than a month away.
Virginia residents have less than two years now to get a REAL ID from the Department of Motor Vehicles if they want to board a domestic flight.
The Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline for people to get their REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID card back to 2025.

With less than one year before identification requirements change at airports, more than 2.5 million Virginians have already obtained a REAL ID.

Virginians interested in obtaining a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or identification card now have an additional year to apply before federal identification requirements change at America’s airports.

In an effort to efficiently serve scores of customers applying for REAL ID, the Virginia DMV worked tirelessly in 2019 to add staff, expand mobile operations, and renovate and relocate offices.

The Virginia DMV and the Virginia Department of Corrections will partner to offer REAL ID-compliant identification cards to returning citizens at all DOC facilities in the Commonwealth.

There is one year left to get your REAL ID before new federal identification requirements take effect for domestic travel at airports nationwide.

Virginia Tech security and terrorism expert Aaron Brantly says the implementation of Real ID is a solid first step in standardizing the identification of citizens within the United States.

The Virginia DMV has issued more than a half-million REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards.