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REAL ID deadline extended a year

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* Press release…

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the federal REAL ID deadline an additional year to Oct. 1, 2021. DHS cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact the virus is having on the general public and driver’s license and ID card-issuing agencies nationwide. Earlier this month, White, along with other state and business leaders from around the country, called on DHS to extend the REAL ID deadline.

Current Illinois driver’s licenses or ID cards will continue to be accepted at airports, military bases and secure federal facilities until Oct. 1, 2021. Once Driver Services facilities reopen, White is suggesting that people who want a REAL ID wait until their current driver’s license or ID card is about to expire before visiting a facility to apply for a REAL ID. For those whose driver’s license or ID card expires after Oct. 1, 2021, and want a REAL ID, they can use their valid U.S. passport or other TSA-acceptable documents to fly domestically until they must renew their current card.

“The decision to extend the REAL ID deadline to Oct. 1, 2021 – a year past the old deadline – is the proper and necessary action during this time of uncertainty and crisis,” said White. “I urge Illinoisans with valid driver’s licenses and ID cards not to rush to our facilities to obtain a REAL ID once they reopen.”

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 3:52 pm

Comments

Being pot committed is a logical fallacy.

Comment by Anonish Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 4:35 pm
Did mine about a week before the craziness started. But glad they used common sense and extended the due date.

Comment by FormerParatrooper Thursday, Mar 26, 20 @ 9:19 pm
Something that should have been done years ago.

Comment by Ike Friday, Mar 27, 20 @ 6:43 am

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