Last Monday, January 20, the United States Government confirmed a new measure that all airports in the North American country must implement; And, in accordance with the above, passengers who do not comply with the rules of the new regulation can lose their flight or end arrested by the authorities.
This new measure responds to a law that was proposed in 2005, after the suicidal terrorist attacks and attacks of the September 11, 2001, When the jihadist group Al Qaeda left 2,996 dead and around 25 thousand injured, after kidnap commercial airplanes that traveled from the northeast of the US territory.
The new regulations that will impact all passengers is the implementation of a new document called Real idwhich will serve to travel from one state to another without the need for passport. It is a security measure that will be implemented with the objective of strengthening airport surveillance in the United States.
According to various media in the US., The real ID “is really a Verification system“More than a card, since a driver license You can get a star from the authorities, which will be used to demonstrate that the document was issued by a government entity and is not a falsification.
What is the deadline to process the real ID?
From next Wednesday May 7 use will be launched mandatory of the real ID document for all passengers to take a national flight in the United States. In addition, the authorities confirmed that airports They will stop to people who do not have the verification of a government entity.
According to the authorities, all people who do not carry the passport or the real document to travel within the US could be arrested For airport security forces, because this is a security system that establish all airports when a passenger lifts suspicions.
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How to start the process of a real ID?
The only people who can process a real ID are the residents of the United States that have 18 years or more. If these requirements are met, the interested party must meet an identity test, their number of Social Security and a residence test to be able to go to the Motorized Vehicle Department (DMV) in person.
It is worth mentioning that some states allow online appointments. Regardless, people must complete the application To obtain the real id, pay the fee corresponding to each state, take the photograph at the DMV facilities and wait for the provisional receipt, together with the arrival of the verified document.
If identification is not updated before Wednesday, May 7, people will not be able to enter nuclear plantsthey will not be able to use their regular identification to address commercial flights regulated by the United States authorities and they will not be able to access Federal Government OA buildings Military facilities.
According to the official website of the United States General Services Administration (GSA): if your driver’s license or state identification has a star golden or black in the upper right corner of the document, it means that it is already a real id. There is nothing but need to do.