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

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota is getting more time to comply with REAL ID. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a grace period for states to comply with the REAL ID standards.

Minnesota (WCCO) — The highly publicized Real ID deadline has passed, but the system is stuck in Minnesota, and for thousands of residents, the wait is far from over.

Minnesota has lagged behind other states in complying with the 2005 Real ID Act, a response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that was meant to set minimum standards for all state-issued driver's ...

Most states already have adopted Real ID standards, the controversial national requirements for driver's licenses and other state-issued identification. But Minnesota and three other states have ...

As of April 1, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said 40.82% of Minnesotans had a Real ID. On April 17, Minnesotans had: 2,764,369 standard licenses 1,208,228 Real ID licenses ...

Joe Walter wanted to be ahead of the game. He knew that starting Oct. 1, 2020, he could not use his standard Minnesota driver's license to get on domestic flights or enter federal facilities. He ...

According to numbers released Thursday by DVS, 635,545 residents had REAL ID licenses and identification cards as of March 11; 424,365 had enhanced licenses or ID cards; and 3,766,280 have regular ...

A REAL ID will cost the same as a standard driver's license or ID card. Fees ranging between $2 and $6 will be added for early renewal, as set in Minnesota law.

Only about 7,000 Minnesotans currently possess enhanced driver’s licenses, said Bruce Gordon, communications director at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which meet the Real ID standards.