Hidden REAL ID hassles facing airline travelers and states to avoid

With the deadline for REAL ID approaching successful little than a week, immoderate states — and immoderate radical — 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, radical person chosen not to get the caller signifier of identification. 

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

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DMVs crossed the state are reportedly moving to conscionable demand, with immoderate implementing Saturday REAL ID events and extended assignment hours during the week.

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

As the 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 the NJMVC announced the motorboat of "REAL ID Tuesdays" recently. 

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

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New Jersey does person 1 of the 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 the video astatine the apical of this article.)

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

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

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

"Every airdrome is unsocial and antithetic and they person antithetic 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 lone 27% of Mainers person that REAL ID," Bellows said successful a Thursday property conference, according to News Center Maine.

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

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

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

Maryland and the 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 the unreserved to get the caller IDs, requesting an hold to the deadline.

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

As the 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 implicit implementation ... It has besides resulted successful constricted assignment availability and agelong hold times astatine galore determination offices crossed the state," wrote the legislators. 

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Stahl said helium has seen that states "are truly focused connected enrollment."

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

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Stahl cautioned that if travelers bash not person a REAL ID oregon 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."