Virginia to begin issuing driver’s licenses that will be required for air travel in 2020

Virginia will begin issuing a new driver’s license this fall, putting the commonwealth in compliance with a federal law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks designed to tighten security requirements for state-issued identification.In the next two years, Virginia will replace as many as 2.7 million driver’s licenses – a massive undertaking likely to result in longer lines and wait times at Department of Motor Vehicle offices.Virginia is one of several states scrambling to comply with the 2005 domestic security program known as Real ID, which is intended to prevent identity fraud. The program calls for issuing more secure licenses and identification cards.

 

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