REAL ID deadline delayed two years by DHS to 2025

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The federal Department of Homeland Security’s deadline for REAL ID enforcement has been extended by two years to May 2025, the agency announced Monday.

The delay gives states extra time to ensure their residents obtain driver’s licenses and other identification cards that are compliant with the federal REAL ID Act. Passed in 2005 on the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission, the REAL ID Act sets minimum security standards for state-issued identification cards, including anti-counterfeiting technology. The legislation also establishes extra steps to prove that identification applicants are who they claim to be.