REAL ID Coverage

New NC budget would double driver's license renewal period, but there's a problem

The legislature wants driver's licenses to last 16 years instead of eight, but the DMV says that conflicts with federal rules

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

REAL ID deadline extended two years to May 2025

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced Americans will have an additional two years before REAL IDs become mandatory for air travel.

Real ID requirements coming next year

Twenty-one years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States is finally getting ready to implement more secure ID requirements for air travel and federal facilities.

If your driver's license doesn't have the star, you may need to act quickly

Twenty-one years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States is finally getting ready to implement more secure ID requirements for air travel and federal facilities. They'll take effect next May.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

REAL ID: What it is, how to get one and why you might need one

Leaders with the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles explain the REAL ID: What it is, why someone would get one, what the requirements are for getting one, and the date by which you may need one.

Need a new driver's license to fly? Prepare for a real wait

Motor vehicle offices are a particular sort of urban hell where people spend hour after hour waiting -- waiting to take a number, waiting to have a photograph snapped, waiting to take a vision test, waiting to be called to a clerk's window.

James Barron, New York Times

Need that new driver's license? Get it in Durham on Saturday

Starting October 1, the federal government will require U.S. residents to have a REAL ID or other approved federal documents for flying commercially, entering federal facilities and visiting military installations.

Survey: Majority of Americans unprepared for Real ID requirement

Starting Oct. 1, 2020, people will need a driver's license that is Real ID compliant or a passport in order to board domestic flights or enter secure federal facilities.

Get your REAL ID within the year to fly domestically without a passport

Air travelers will need a REAL ID on Oct. 1, 2020, to fly domestically without a passport.

DMV wait times grow again

Wait times are inching back up at North Carolina DMV offices despite promises by state officials to implement actions to curb delays.

Two DMV offices in Wake, Durham counties extending summer hours

Two DMV offices in Wake and Durham counties are extending their hours this summer in anticipation of longer lines and busier days.

REAL ID Express Day held in Raleigh

Residents can convert their current driver license or ID cards to REAL IDs at the driver license office at 3231 Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Deborah Strange, WRAL digital journalist

Road Roundup: What do you think about Capital Boulevard?

A meeting on Tuesday will give the public a chance to share their opinions about Capital Boulevard.

Brian Shrader, WRAL traffic reporter

NC DMV schedules more REAL ID Express Days

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is offering more REAL ID Express Days this spring. REAL ID Express Days are opportunities to get N.C. REAL IDs quicker.

NC REAL ID: What you need to know

In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to establish minimum security standards for state-issued driver licenses and IDs to help prevent fraudulent identification.

Driver's license offices closed Saturday while getting State-to-State technology

State driver's license offices will be closed Saturday as the Division of Motor Vehicles adopts technology to check for duplicate licenses and IDs across states.

Deborah Strange, WRAL digital jounralist

DMV announces new measures to cut customer wait times, boost service

Lines at state Division of Motor Vehicles offices are piling up as people scramble to get their REAL IDs, a new form of ID that will soon be required to fly, enter a federal building like a courthouse or visit a military base.

Maggie Brown, WRAL.com editor, and Alfred Charles, Online Managing Editor

DMV changes policy after woman with international marriage license had issue getting REAL ID

One day after WRAL News shared the story of a woman who got caught up navigating the path to obtain a REAL ID, the DMV changed their policy.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL.com editor

Garner woman petitions law makers after issue obtaining REAL ID

One Wake County woman says the process to get a REAL ID - which will be a requirement beginning in 2020 for those who fly or visit federal buildings, military installations and nuclear facilities -- has become impossible to navigate and has petitioned law makers for a change.

Garner woman finds destination wedding a road block to getting REAL ID

One Wake County woman says the process to get a REAL ID - which will be a requirement beginning in 2020 for those who fly or visit federal buildings, military installations and nuclear facilities -- has become impossible to navigate and has petitioned law makers for a change.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL.com editor & Mikaya Thurmond, WRAL reporter/anchor

New driver's licenses require more documents

If you want the REAL ID, which will be required after 2020 for air travel and access to military bases and federal buildings, you'll have to show additional forms of identification.

Make appointment, gather documents to get REAL ID

Offices of the DMV are busier than usual as people line up to upgrade to the soon-to-be-required REAL ID.

Pick up your REAL ID card at the Got to Be NC Festival

A federal REAL ID isn't required in North Carolina. But getting one might just make your life a little easier, especially if you think you might be hopping on an airplane for a family vacation a couple of years from now.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor