Hidden Real Id Hassles Facing Airline Travelers And States To Avoid

With nan deadline for REAL ID approaching successful little than a week, immoderate states — and immoderate group — whitethorn beryllium much prepared than others. 

Americans person been speaking retired astir their experiences arsenic they effort to get a REAL ID. In immoderate cases, group person chosen not to get nan caller shape of identification. 

The REAL ID request takes effect May 7, erstwhile Americans must person nan caller recognition successful bid to fly domestically.

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DMVs crossed nan state are reportedly moving to meet demand, pinch immoderate implementing Saturday REAL ID events and extended assignment hours during nan week.

The New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV) website has shown "0 appointments available" connected various days during nan past weeks for REAL ID services connected its site. 

As nan REAL ID deadline approaches connected May 7, states are showing varying levels of preparedness. (Fox News Digital)

In a last-minute push, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and nan NJMVC announced nan motorboat of "REAL ID Tuesdays" recently. 

The inaugural will adhd 5,200 bi-weekly appointments earlier national enforcement originates connected May 7.

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New Jersey does person 1 of nan highest numbers of residents who are passport holders, a TSA spokesperson shared.

TSA Acting Administrator Adam Stahl told Fox News Digital successful an interview, "We are highly prepared." (See nan video astatine nan apical of this article.)

"Every azygous authorities is successful a different area of advancement for REAL ID compliance."                    (Fox News Digital)

"Every azygous authorities is successful a different benignant of area of advancement for REAL ID compliance, but we are moving aggressively pinch states, straight outreaching and connecting pinch them to guarantee that they're prepared for this," said Stahl.                                                                                               

In Nebraska, nan authorities has a full of 1,551,554 driver’s licence and ID holders, pinch 1,545,300 group holding REAL IDs — leaving conscionable 6,254 pinch a non-compliant driver’s license, the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles director, Rhonda Lahm, told Fox News Digital.

"Every airdrome is unsocial and different and they person different dynamics, configurations, hold times."

Local lawmakers and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows successful Maine precocious requested a phased-in attack pushing for travelers to person a informing if they don’t person their REAL ID.

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"We're issuing astir 112 REAL IDs per hr crossed each of our branches, but we cognize arsenic of April 1 only 27% of Mainers person that REAL ID," Bellows said successful a Thursday property conference, according to News Center Maine.

The states "are really focused connected enrollment," said a TSA administrator. (Fox News)

Stahl said nan enforcement of REAL ID is "a full nine effort."

"We are moving successful adjacent conjunction pinch each azygous airport… Every airdrome is unsocial and different and they person different dynamics, configurations, hold times. And truthful we're moving highly intimately pinch them."

Maryland and nan District of Columbia reported that 99% of eligible residents are compliant, according to Axios.

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Kentucky authorities senators person raised concerns astir nan unreserved to get nan caller IDs, requesting an hold to nan deadline.

Twenty-eight authorities senators person penned a missive to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urging an hold of nan May 7 deadline.

As nan REAL ID deadline approaches, TSA Acting Administrator Adam Stahl (shown supra left) told Fox News Digital, "We are highly prepared." (Fox News Digital)

"Despite important progress, Kentucky is simply not afloat prepared for complete implementation ... It has besides resulted successful constricted assignment readiness and agelong hold times astatine galore location offices crossed nan state," wrote nan legislators. 

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Stahl said he has seen that states "are really focused connected enrollment."

"They've been incredibly supportive and helpful, expanding enrollment hours into nan weekends and unconventional hours, to guarantee we're accommodating an accrued surge successful compliance," he said.

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Stahl cautioned that if travelers do not person a REAL ID aliases different acceptable IDs specified arsenic a valid passport, they "may beryllium susceptible for further hold times."

He added that successful "some uncommon circumstances, [they may] beryllium denied boarding."