Due to the high volume of applications, the current estimated wait time for any new Real ID applications will be 60 to 90 ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds up signed legislation removing the immigration status proof requirement from state driver’s license applications. The bill he signed into law Tuesday, March 7, 2023 ...

Since 2018, Minnesota has issued 230,494 enhanced driver's licenses and ID cards, about 5% of all valid Minnesota driver's licenses and ID cards. "For Minnesotans, you live in northern Minnesota.

Answer: The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) began issuing REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and ID cards on Oct. 1, 2018, to comply with ...

A Minnesota house committee approved a controversial bill Wednesday, creating a high-security driver's license called REAL ID.

Minnesota lawmakers are weighing whether to give a green light to renewing your driver's license online. Why it matters: No one likes waiting in line at DVS. Driving the news: A proposal directing ...

ST. PAUL — More than 80,000 Minnesota residents who are in the U.S. illegally will be able to obtain a Minnesota driver's license once again under a bill signed into law by the governor.

August 2018 -- That is when lawmakers expect REAL ID to be made available. October 2020 -- That is when lawmakers say you will need your passport to travel around the country if you don't have a ...

When the Minnesota House passed its Real ID measure in February, it included very strict language that would affirmatively bar undocumented immigrants from getting legal driver's licenses.

Real ID: This is the new form of Minnesota driver’s license (or ID card) that will get you onto planes and into federal installations. They won’t be available until October.

The short answer: Yes. Minnesota is one of only four states across the country that has refused to implement the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, and the once far-off deadline of January 2016 is looming.

Minnesota licenses without Real ID good for flights through 2020, state says Feds say Minnesota's plan for updating driver's licenses, IDs is sufficient. By Maya Rao May 7, 2018 at 7:14PM ...