Oregon receives annual Real ID Act extension
Oct. 2, 2018
For more
information: David House, 503-945-5270, david.j.house@odot.state.or.us
Driver licenses, ID
accepted for air travel as state prepares to offer Real ID cards in 2020
The Department of Homeland Security has given Oregon another annual extension
for compliance with the federal Real ID Act through Oct. 10, 2019.
Oregon-issued driver licenses, instruction permits and identification cards
will continue to be accepted at federal facilities where individuals are
required to present an
identification document for access.
The most common federal use of state-issued ID is for air travel. Oregon
expects to continue to receive annual Real ID Act extensions until October
2020. The federal law
set standards for state-issued ID to enter secure federal areas, which includes
boarding domestic flights because airport security is administered by the
federal Transportation Safety Administration.
Oregon DMV
will begin issuing the optional Real ID-compliant cards in July 2020, as
authorized by the Oregon Legislature in 2017. The legislation authorized
DMV to build a Real ID-compliant card option into its computer system scheduled
to debut in July 2020.
Oregon law does not require you to get a Real ID card. Your current card
will remain valid until its expiration date. You will be able to travel by air
without a Real ID driver license or ID card – you can use a U.S. passport, for
example, to board a plane.
For details on the Real ID Act, visit https://www.dhs.gov/real-id
BACKGROUND
Oregon
already meets the majority of Real ID requirements, and the remaining
requirements will become available with DMV’s new system starting in July 2020.
If
in the future you choose to get a Real ID version of your Oregon driver license
or ID card, you will need to show DMV documents to
verify:
- Your identity and legal presence,
such as a U.S. government-issued birth certificate or valid U.S. passport
- Your Social Security number, such
as your Social Security card
- Your address, such as a utility
bill and a vehicle registration card
Your
documents will be verified and scanned, and the copies stored securely for 10
years. Original documents will be returned to you.
Additional
information about required documentation will be available at www.OregonDMV.com
by July 2020. If you think you may want a Real ID card in the future, you may
wish to act now by making sure you have safely stored or obtained these
documents. Information about ordering identity and legal presence documentation
can be found here:
- For a birth
document visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
- For
a passport visit: http://travel.state.gov/passport/
- For immigration questions
call: 1-800-375-5283
MORE INFORMATION
For details about Oregon’s coming Real ID card option, visit
https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/Pages/Real_ID.aspx
For more information about DMV’s Service Transformation
Program, visit http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/DMV/pages/STP/STP_Information.aspx
Any time you need to visit an Oregon DMV office in person, DMV suggests
that you visit OregonDMV.com to make sure you have everything you need. If you
just need to renew your vehicle registration, you can do that online at
OregonDMV.com for passenger vehicles and a few other types of vehicles, such as
travel trailers.
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