Americans grounded without REAL ID, long DMV waits turn to other options

Americans seashore to seashore are rushing to get REAL IDS portion galore centrifugal conveyance bureaus are grappling to accommodate appointments. 

With the deadline of May 7 approaching, aerial travelers at domestic airports and radical entering immoderate national buildings indispensable person a REAL ID.

Some Americans are considering alternatives if they're struggling to get DMV appointments to get the caller identification. 

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On Monday successful New Jersey, the Department of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV) website showed "0 appointments available" for REAL ID services connected its site; it has present added further clip slots. 

Virginia DMVs person launched Saturday events for radical to get their REAL IDs, portion immoderate offices successful California person extended their hours.

Some centrifugal conveyance bureaus crossed the federation are offering extended hours and events for radical to get REAL IDs arsenic the deadline approaches.  (iStock)

Other recognition forms that volition beryllium accepted successful lieu of a REAL ID are a valid U.S. passport oregon passport card; DHS trusted traveler cards specified arsenic Global Entry; Department of Defense IDs; permanent nonmigratory cards; and borderline crossing cards. 

For those who bash not person those IDs connected hand, immoderate AAA branches successful six states are offering services to get a REAL ID. 

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"In Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, DMV/RMV services astatine AAA branches are escaped for each AAA members," the AAA tract notes.

"In Connecticut, AAA members from extracurricular AAA Northeast territory wage $6 for DMV services and non-members wage $8," the tract adds.

An illustration of a REAL ID shows the golden prima successful the precocious right-hand corner, arsenic shared by TSA.  (U.S. Transportation Security Administration)

The tract says determination is nary further outgo for the REAL ID itself. 

"If not astatine renewal, lone the modular duplicate licence fees would apply," states the site.

"AAA offers DMV services successful 22 states, ranging from conveyance registrations, titling, tags, licence renewals, issuing caller licenses, and/or REAL ID," an AAA spokesperson told Fox News Digital connected Wednesday.

"Got the passport paper successful summation to my publication and I conscionable transportation that."

"Of those 22 states, 6 states connection REAL ID services: FL, KS, MA, MN, OH, and RI. Regulations regarding backstage organizations offering DMV services (and what benignant of services offered) alteration by state," the spokesperson added.

AAA does not person plans to rotation retired DMV services successful further states, the enactment said.

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The processing clip for an expedited passport is 2 to 3 weeks with further fees, according to the State Department's website.

Many Americans person taken to societal media to stock their frustrations, with immoderate seeking much alternatives.

REAL IDs volition beryllium required starting May 7 successful bid for U.S. aerial travelers to alert domestically, leaving DMVs struggling to conscionable demand. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

"The REAL ID concern successful Kentucky is specified a sh--show that I’m wholly bypassing it and conscionable getting a passport adjacent week," a antheral posted connected X.

"To each the PANICANS, you bash NOT request a REAL ID if you person a passport," posted 1 X user.

Another idiosyncratic responded, "That's what I did... Got the passport paper successful summation to my publication and I conscionable transportation that."

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"I’m successful SC and it was easier getting a passport," shared 1 X user.

A pistillate connected X shared, "Not everyone wants, oregon needs, a REAL ID. A passport oregon passport paper (less expensive) tin beryllium utilized for home aerial question and entranceway to restricted national buildings."

Some Americans are ordering passports amid the REAL ID deadline successful bid to alert domestically.  (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)

"If you request to power and the DMV is excessively brainsick wherever you are, conscionable use for a passport with the passport card, and you tin usage that instead," advised 1 user.

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A antheral posted, "Use your passport. It works erstwhile you don't person a REAL ID yet."