GREENSBORO – The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has scheduled a second REAL ID Express Day to give Triad residents without U.S. Passports and military IDs another opportunity to get their
N.C. REAL IDs.
The next REAL ID Express Day will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. this Saturday at the East Greensboro driver license office, 2527 East Market St. The NCDMV previously hosted REAL ID Express Day in Kernersville where they issued more than 300 REAL IDs.
Starting October 2020, people will be required to have a REAL ID or valid U.S. passport for flying, entering federal facilities and visiting military installations. Some military bases already require REAL ID. Without a REAL ID, residents will need to provide additional federally-accepted documentation to fly or access federal facilities.
People who visit the East Greensboro office on Saturday will be able to convert their current driver license or ID cards to REAL IDs. Anyone with an expiration date before Aug. 31 is eligible to renew their license or ID card now. Duplicates and first-time ID cards will also be available.
Knowledge tests, driving skills tests and legal presence or lawful status transactions will not be provided during REAL ID Day at the East Greensboro office. Instead, people who wish to take a test or conduct a lawful status transaction can go to the West Greensboro office from 8 a.m.-noon where those services are offered each Saturday.
To obtain a REAL ID, residents will need to bring the following documents (no photocopies) to the driver license office:
- One (1) proof of identity/date of birth: certified birth certificate or unexpired U.S. passport
- One (1) proof of full Social Security Number: Social Security card, W-2 or 1099 tax form
- Two (2) proofs of current physical address: driver license, vehicle registration card, voter registration card, utility bill, cable bill, bank statement, leasing contract or mortgage statement
- Proof of name change (if applicable): certified marriage license, divorce decree and/or court document indicating the name change (number of documents depend on number of name changes)
NCDMV officials encourage residents to double-check their documents before arriving at the driver license office. Photocopies of certified birth certificates, Social Security cards and marriage licenses or divorce decrees will not be accepted. NCDMV only accepts certified birth certificates and marriage licenses issued by a county Register of Deeds or state vital records office.
REAL ID Express Days have drawn more than 2,500 customers to offices in Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Kernersville and Wilmington.
More than 1 million North Carolinians have obtained a REAL ID since its debut in May 2017.