News : You will need a REAL ID or Passport to fly after October 1, 2020

According to the TSA website, you can now fly with any of the following

Identity Documents: 

Adult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel.

Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)

U.S. passport

U.S. passport card

DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents

Permanent resident card

Border crossing card

DHS-designated enhanced driver's license

Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID

HSPD-12 PIV card

Foreign government-issued passport

Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card

Transportation worker identification credential

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)

U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, if you plan to use your state-issued ID or license to fly within the U.S., make sure it is REAL ID compliant. 

REAL ID 

You may not need a REAL ID compliant license or ID card if you:

-Do not fly and do not plan to enter certain federal facilities such as military bases and nuclear power plants.

-Have an acceptable alternative to a state-issued REAL ID compliant driver's license or ID card, such as a valid U.S. passport.

(Children: TSA does not require children under 18 to provide identification when traveling with a companion within the United States. Contact the airline for questions regarding specific ID requirements for travelers under 18.)

If you decide you need a REAL ID license or ID, you can get one at any time. 

---If your license or ID will expire before October 1, 2020, you can just wait until it’s time to renew and do it then. If you your license or ID will expire on or after October 1, 2020, you can come into one of our driver’s license service centers (REAL ID not available on online renewal or kiosk) before then and get a replacement license or ID that’s marked as a REAL ID license or ID.

--- Getting a REAL ID license or ID is just like getting your license or ID for the first time. To meet the federal requirements, you will have to bring documents that prove your identity and date of birth, social security number, and Iowa residence and residential address.

--- It doesn't cost more to get a REAL ID license or ID. If you're renewing your license or ID, the renewal fee is the same.  If you're getting a replacement, the replacement fee is the same $10 required for any replacement or duplicate license or ID.

---There are no tests or driving requirements to get a REAL ID license.  The federal REAL ID regulations only require that you re-provide your identity, not your driving knowledge or ability. If you already have a driver's license, you don't have to take a written or driving test to add the REAL ID star.

---You only have to go through the REAL ID process once time. Once we verify your identity and add the REAL ID star, you don't have to re-apply when you renew your license in the future - we will continue to apply the REAL ID star whenever you renew your license.

If you plan to visit a federal facility, the Iowa DOT website says, "*We still don’t know exactly how federal authorities will impose the REAL ID requirements. We have not received any specific guidance on how federal facilities will handle or screen people that don’t have a REAL ID license or ID or another acceptable form of identity, and it may vary from facility to facility. To be on the safe side and make sure you avoid unnecessary hassle or delay, we encourage you to consider getting a REAL ID license or ID before October 1, 2020."

How do you get a REAL ID?

Whether you are getting your first Iowa driver's license or an ID card, or simply renewing or replacing your Iowa driver's license or ID card, the process is still the same.

You will need to go to an Iowa Driver's Service Center and present documents that prove your:

---Identity

---Date of Birth

---Social Security number (or immigration number for persons authorized to be present in the United States but not issued a Social Security number).

---Legal status or authorized presence in the United States

---Residency and residential address in Iowa.

If you click this link it will help you to determine which documents you need to bring in for your REAL ID. 

You will simply need to answer a few questions and a customized list of documents that you will need to bring with you will be created.

Remember, it does not cost more to get a card with a REAL ID star and there are no tests required to add a REAL ID star neither does the REAL ID star affect how long the card is valid.

Once you have a REAL ID-compliant card, we won't make you bring all of those documents again to renew. Any replacement card or renewal will be issued to you and will include the REAL ID star.

The state of Iowa also states, however: 

---If you are a foreign national with temporary lawful status, you must provide proof of lawful status at each renewal.

---If your name, date of birth, or sex changes, you will have to provide documentation that proves the change. (This is true whether you have a card that has a REAL ID star or not.)

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Editor's note:

JADRQ: Just a Dumb Reporter Question

For the State of Iowa...I understand how you can provide proof of your name changing or your sex changing but how can your date of birth change? I guess the questions never change, John 3:4.