What every Californian needs to know as REAL ID deadline approaches

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- DMV's crossed the state are packed close present with radical lining up to get their REAL ID.

Starting May 7, 2025, anyone 18 oregon older volition request to contiguous either a passport oregon a REAL ID to alert domestically and get successful a national building.

In California, you request 1 papers proving your individuality specified arsenic a commencement certificate, passport, oregon imperishable nonmigratory card. And that papers needs to beryllium an archetypal oregon a certified copy.

You request 2 documents to beryllium you unrecorded successful the authorities specified arsenic a inferior bill, slope statement, oregon lease agreement.

You request to amusement you person a societal information number, either with a societal information card, a W-2 signifier oregon a wage stub.

And portion you tin commencement your exertion process online and upload your documents, you indispensable sojourn a DMV tract bureau successful idiosyncratic to decorativeness the process.

You'll inactive request a passport to question internationally.

Learn much astir the process by visiting the California DMV's website here.