ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10) — The deadline to have a REAL ID or Enhanced ID for air travel and visiting secure federal facilities is fast approaching. They will be required beginning May 7.

Longer hours at 10 downstate offices, including two on Long Island, are being held in advance of the May 7 deadline.

Starting May 7, U.S. travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant license or another approved form of identification to board ...

With the May 7 federal REAL ID deadline just two months away, Erie County Clerk Mickey Kearns is encouraging New Yorkers to ...

Originally, the law mandated the switch to REAL IDs by 2008, but that date has been pushed back year after year. Now the ...

In just under two months, officials will begin enforcing the Real ID requirement for domestic flights and secure federal buildings, with many still needing one scrambling for appointments.

New Yorkers will soon have an extra day to get their Real ID or Enhanced ID before a May federal deadline, as the state ...