{"id":9602,"date":"2021-04-27T18:08:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T23:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=9602"},"modified":"2021-04-27T18:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T23:08:42","slug":"u-s-dhs-extends-real-id-deadline-to-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/04\/27\/general-interest\/u-s-dhs-extends-real-id-deadline-to-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. DHS Extends Real ID Deadline to 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ma_real-id_001.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9603\" width=\"330\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ma_real-id_001.png 800w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ma_real-id_001-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ma_real-id_001-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ma_real-id_001-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption>Sample of federally approved \"Real ID\" Massachusetts Drivers License. Note gold star in upper right corner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the deadline to update your Massachusetts (or other state) ID or Drivers License to a \"Real ID\" to <strong>May 3rd, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to today's extension, Real ID was to be required to fly within the United States or enter federal buildings after October 1st, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Real ID's from Massachusetts as well as all other states will have a star in the upper right corner and other identification and security features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get a Real ID, in addition to basic requirements, (<em>for a Mass ID or Drivers License)<\/em> you\u2019ll need to provide additional documents such as a Passport, Social Security Card, Birth Certificate, any Legal Name Change documents (if applicable) and a other \"proof of residence\" documents such as a mortgage, lease or recent utility bill in your name at your address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the links below to check the DHS and Mass.gov websites for detailed information about what types of documents are needed and how to apply for a Real ID:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DHS Real ID info: <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/real-id\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/real-id<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mass.gov Real ID info: <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guides\/massachusetts-identification-id-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guides\/massachusetts-identification-id-requirements\">https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/guides\/massachusetts-identification-id-requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8211; Today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the deadline to update your Massachusetts (or other state) ID or Drivers License to a &#8220;Real ID&#8221; to May 3rd, 2023. Prior to today&#8217;s extension, Real ID was to be required to fly within the United States or enter federal buildings after October 1st, 2021&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/04\/27\/general-interest\/u-s-dhs-extends-real-id-deadline-to-2023\/\">[read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[3160,4474,4473],"class_list":["post-9602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest","tag-dhs","tag-ma-drivers-license","tag-real-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9602"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9606,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9602\/revisions\/9606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}