Alaska real id card. Passport or a state issued drivers license or identity card that has a few more bells and whistles. A real id card can be obtained at a dmv office near you which you must visit in person with the required supporting documentation as proof of your qualifications. Alaska real id the real id deadline has been extended to october 1 2021 beginning october 1 2020 the department of homeland security requires your driver license dl or identification id card be real id compliant if you wish to use it as identification to board a domestic flight or enter military bases and most federal facilities.
Alaska real id cards. Federal agencies can accept drivers licenses and identification cards from alaska at federal facilities and nuclear power plants. 1 2020 alaska residents will need to present a real id compliant licenseid or another acceptable form of identification for accessing federal facilities entering nuclear power plants and boarding commercial aircraft.
Secure drivers licenses and identification documents are a vital component of a holistic national security strategy. Even though alaskans wont have to. Statewide dmv offices covid 19 notice appointments are required for an in person dmv visit.
As of october 1 2021 the real id will function as federal identification for domestic travel and entry into federal and military buildings a standard license will not after this date. Military id and some native ids are real id compliant. The alaska dmv has begun issuing federally compliant real id cards.
1st class mail with postmark mail may be chandwritten alaska tribal card for non standard remote alaska addresses only within the tribal area indicated on the card. Lauren maxwell the alaska department of motor vehicles plans to start issuing real id compliant drivers licenses and state ids starting on january 2 2019. The dmvs operations have been augmented to comply with covid 19 social distancing recommendations and you must have an appointment to visit us in person.
You have the choice to apply for a standard id card or upgrade to a real id. Alaska division of motor vehicles. Alaska alaska certificate of vehicle titles or registration issued at least 30 days prior to the date of application change of address confirmation by the usps.
While anyone can apply for a real id no one is required to obtain this particular type of card. Alaska is compliant with the real id act. Real id cards in alaska.
However to get a real id card youll not just be trading in your old drivers license or id.