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Applying for an Alabama Driver License or Non-Driver Identification Card
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is extending the enforcement deadline for the REAL ID (called STAR ID in Alabama) to May 7, 2025, in response to COVID-19. However, STAR IDs will still be available for issuance after May 7, 2025, at an ALEA Examining Office.
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In order to comply with the Federal REAL ID Act, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency developed the STAR ID program. STAR ID is a step beyond an ordinary Alabama driver's license or non-driver identification card and it meets all the requirements of federal law.
Effective May 7, 2025,
every air traveler, age 18 and over, will need a REAL ID compliant license/ID (STAR ID) or another form of identification for domestic air travel. (See TSA’s
website
for a full list of acceptable identification for domestic air travel.)
STAR IDs are issued originally to qualified individuals
only
at
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Driver License exam offices. County operated license offices will continue to provide
renewals/duplicates
for license, ID cards, and STAR ID.
Once the provision of the REAL ID Act (STAR ID) goes into effect, individuals who
do not
have an
unexpired
U.S. passport will need an Alabama STAR ID to board commercial aircraft for domestic flights or to enter certain regulated federal facilities.
Any Alabama license or identification card issued on or after April 25, 2022, that is not compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (not a STAR ID), will display “Not for Federal Identification” across the top of the credential.
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