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To find out if your required REAL ID documents are on file with PennDOT, apply for REAL ID pre-verification online. If PennDOT confirms that your documents are on file, you can order your REAL ID online — no need to visit a driver's license center!
REAL IDs are now available to Pennsylvanians who want them. When do I need to get a REAL ID, if I don't have a passport and want to use my PA driver's license or ID card to board a domestic flight?
6 mar 2019 · The time has come — Pennsylvanians are now able to get REAL ID-compliant driver's licenses or photo ID cards. REAL IDs are the result of a federal law that affects how states issue driver's licenses and photo ID cards if they're going to be used for certain purposes.
Step 1: Complete Form DL-54A (PDF), “Application for Initial Photo Identification Card." You mail the appropriate form following the instructions listed on the form to PennDOT, or visit your local Driver License Center with your driver’s license or another Acceptable Proof of Identification.
Beginning on March 1, newly issued non-REAL ID driver's licenses and ID cards look different. Per federal REAL ID regulations, non-REAL IDs must be clearly labeled with the words “NOT FOR REAL ID PURPOSES.”
Beginning October 1, 2021, Pennsylvanians will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, photo ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight or enter a federal building or military installation that requires ID.
Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2021, to May 7, 2025, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. For complete information on REAL ID in Pennsylvania, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit www.PennDOT.gov/REALID.
