Plans to introduce digital ID cards as part of the government’s efforts to tackle illegal migration have sparked sharp debate among Independent readers, dividing opinion almost evenly. A recent poll ...

The really real deadline to make your state-issued identified card, or driver’s license Real ID compliant will be here before you know it. And you won’t be fly domestically after 2025 without it. The ...

Real ID cards have enhanced security features and carry a gold star in the upper right-hand corner. It took until 2020 for all 50 states to comply with the 2005 Real ID Act, which stiffened and ...

When you get a new driver’s license in North Carolina starting this summer, you may notice that it doesn’t look like your old one or the one your friends and family are carrying. It won’t feel or ...

The first ID card I ever had was the flimsy piece of laminated paper that made up my driver’s license. In the US, a driver’s license includes a photo, biometric information (eye colour, height, etc.) ...

Due to a security law passed 20 years ago, many Americans are now required to update their driver’s license or identification cards to become REAL ID-compliant — or they won’t be able to board U.S.

Residents need photo identification for all kinds of reasons, but some people can’t easily get a driver’s license or other traditional forms of government ID. But a local program has now helped about ...

Texas drivers can now receive new and improved licenses. On Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began administering new driver's licenses and identification cards statewide in an ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) — Starting this fall, South Carolina will no longer issue same-day driver’s licenses and identification cards, mailing them instead to streamline the process and enhance security ...

As of today, May 7, 2025, the long-awaited REAL ID requirement is officially in effect across the United States. After years of delays and mounting anticipation, travelers must now show a REAL ...