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With the May 7 deadline approaching for Real ID-compliant identification required of air travelers and visitors to federal facilities, Service Oklahoma is expanding its hours to help those who still need Real IDs. Select locations, including Service Oklahoma in Tulsa’s Eastgate Metroplex, will offer appointments from 6-8 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays through the end of the year. From May 5-9, the week of the Real ID deadline, those appointments will be available 6-8 p.m.
Monday through Friday. During the month of May, appointments will also be available from noon to 5 p.m.
Saturdays. Appointments can be scheduled online at service.ok.
gov/REALID . “We know life doesn’t always fit into a 9-to-5 schedule,” Diedra O’Neil, chief strategy and operating officer at Service Oklahoma, said in a news release. “These extended hours are about making essential services more accessible and supporting Oklahomans in a way that works for them.
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The same goes for visitors to a military base or federal government building. Service Oklahoma said around 2.1 million Real IDs have been issued so far in the state.
All participating locations for extended Real ID hours: Chickasha, 1701 Frisco Ave.; Hinton, 1802 N. Broadway St.
; Muskogee, 1806 N. York St.; Oklahoma City, 6015 N.
Classen Blvd., Building 4; Stillwater, 701 E. 12th Ave.
; Tulsa, 14002 E. 21st St. A certified birth certificate or an unexpired passport are among required documents to begin the Real ID process .
To learn more about how to obtain a copy of any needed vital records, such as a birth certificate, go to oklahoma.gov/health . The Real ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 to establish security standards for driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by all U.
S. states and territories. The standards include documentation requirements and enhanced security features, making Real IDs more resistant to tampering and fraud and allowing for the sharing of information between states.
While some states began issuing cards as early as 2010, all 50 states, including Oklahoma, were issuing Real IDs by 2020..
