Until Wednesday, US travelers need to show a real ID at airport checkpoints domesticly. May 7 Last Terms to Switch to Americans Federally loyal The detection comes after the delay for more than 20 years. Real IDS also has to enter some federal benefits.
Despite the new protection requirements, it was usually a business at many airports on Wednesday, some airport websites report when waiting for a few minutes of security checkpoints. For example, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport website showed while waiting between 5 and 16 minutes.
At Chicago’s O’Ar Airport, the waiting periods were actually less than normal. Jim Sprigs, Federal Security Director of TSA for Illinoi, says 90% of the O’R travelers were ready for real ID time.
TSA employees at the Newk Airport said they were amazed at how much the passengers were ready. There are travelers at New Jersey Airport Experiences serious delay Air traffic controllers in recent days due to a mix of problems and staff deficit.
At the Lagardia Airport in New York Not all travelers still had their original IDAlthough some remember bringing their passports, which is another acceptable form of identification for checkpoints.
“I hope it’s really fast and simple,” a woman from Legardia told CBS New York. “But I would say that I was really happy to bring my passport to this trip because we’re going back home.”
Another traveler was traveling from New York to Martle Beach, South Carolina. “I hope we have probably chosen a separate day for travel because it can be a bit hard for everyone else but we’ll be okay,” he said.
TSA has additional staff at the airport on Wednesday to assist travelers and to explain the differences between ID’s acceptable forms. Officers are using a secondary process to ensure the identity of travelers without a true ID, passport or other loyal form of identification.
Nevertheless, officials advised travelers to arrive at least three hours before a domestic aircraft, especially if they do not have a true ID. People without real ID Could still flyAlthough they may face additional protection barriers.
The agency says it is watching about 81% of real IDs at the airports. Ay CBS News Analysis From April at least 17 state laws were loyal with less than 50%.
Can still apply to those without real ID
Although ID cards are necessary for domestic air travel until Wednesday, officials emphasized that the last day of May is not Americans can get an original ID.
“A large number of people do not need a true ID before Wednesday,” the Secretary of State of Alexei Giannolius told CBS News Chicago.
Nevertheless, the state government offices who issue the driver’s license and state ID have increased significantly in the needs of real IDs, extending their office time to fill the spike in some applications.
Wednesday a few weeks before the new ID requirement came into effect, state driver’s license agencies across the country saw the line of external travelers to secure them Real IDWhich contains a star marked in the upper-right part of the card.
CBS News has long captured the Real ID supersener of Chicago in the suburbs and DMV in Pomona, California, where the lines spread around the block.
People who are not flying for years can wait for appointments. According to the TSA, airline travelers are allowed to bring alternative forms of identification like a passport to get through security checkpoints.
A list of alternative forms of detection adopted at security checkpoints can be found on the TSA website here.
Five States – Washington, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Vermont – It also issues that is called a License to the extended driver (EDL), or extended ID. This is considered as an acceptable option of a real ID card.
Look for the scandal
Better Business Bureau Warning people Those who have not yet been able to apply for the real ID for the scandal, as the fraudsters show the confusion around the application process.
Keep in mind that the only way to apply for the original or extended ID is to visit DMV in-personally after making an appointment. Keep in mind that DMV will never reach the text, social media, email or phone to ask personal information, CBS News Minnesoter Paulin Le has recently reported.
“Experts say that if you feel any of these, this is probably a scandal,” he said.
– CBS News’ Casandra Gatier, Mabel Kabani, Chris Van Cleev and Maddy Weirus contributed to the report.
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