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The deadline for a聽 is today, and wait times at the Department of Licensing (DOL) are consistently multiple hours long across the Puget Sound region.

“That鈥檚 crazy because the other day it was going all the way in the back, so I had to leave,” Anthony Williams told 成人X站 7. “I wasn鈥檛 going to stay in line.”

“I鈥檓 nervous,” Shane Klemisch added. “I have to fly Friday.”

By May 7, Washington residents will need to have a REAL ID鈥攁 state-issued driver’s license or ID card with enhanced security standards outlined by the REAL ID Act of 2005. That act was enacted based on the 9/11 Commission鈥檚 recommendation that the federal government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver鈥檚 licenses.”

For those trying to fly without one after May 7, passengers could face delays, additional screening, or be turned away from airport security, according to TSA.

“Passengers traveling after this enforcement deadline should either travel with an acceptable alternative form of ID, like a passport, or enroll for a state-issued REAL ID through their state DMV offices,” the TSA stated.

REAL ID-compliant identification cards are marked with a star, usually black or gold, on the top right corner. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated, at a minimum, people must provide documentation that includes your full legal name, your date of birth, your Social Security number, two proofs of address, and lawful immigration status.

TSA doesn鈥檛 require children under 18 to have a REAL ID when they are traveling with companions.

To add to the frustration, scheduling a DOL appointment is becoming increasingly harder as some locations are booked for up to 60 days.

“We don鈥檛 know when we鈥檒l see some relief at our driver licensing offices in the foreseeable future,” Thomas Charlson, a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Licensing, told 成人X站 7. “We do have appointments booked out either 45 or 60 days in advance in our urban areas.”

One person told 成人X站 7 News that his wife had waited more than five hours in line to get her enhanced driver鈥檚 license at the Arlington DOL office.

“I couldn鈥檛 believe it frankly. I thought it (the line) was to the end of the building and ‘Oh, that will be OK,’ and I came around to the end of the building, and it鈥檚 around off the other end of the building. It鈥檚 around the back in the alley,” Carol Hackman said.

Other forms of acceptable IDs

There are other forms of ID that can get passengers aboard a flight. State-issued enhanced driver’s licenses (EDL) or enhanced IDs (EID), a聽U.S. passport or a聽U.S. passport card,聽DHS trusted traveler cards,聽U.S. Department of Defense ID (including IDs issued to dependents), a permanent resident card, a border crossing card, photo IDs issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards, a HSPD-12 PIV card, a foreign government-issued passport, a transportation worker identification credential, a U.S. citizenship and immigration services employment authorization card (I-766), a U.S. merchant mariner credential, or a veteran health identification card (VHIC).

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has confirmed it is prepared to help travelers get on their flights without a REAL ID by offering other identity verification procedures. TSA will even accept expired forms of the above-mentioned IDs by up to two years.

It takes up to 10 business days for the DOL to mail out the new, REAL IDs.

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