REAL ID Coverage

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.