I made an appointment, as instructed, ready with my U.S. I thought this would certainly be a good deal for an additional $30.00. The fee is added to the other fees for the driver license or non-driver ID transaction. The additional fee for an enhanced driver licensed (EDL) or enhanced non-driver ID card (ENDID) is $30.00. Only US citizens who are residents of New York can apply for a New York State EDL. We recommend you contact your travel agent, your cruise line or the specific countries of destination to verify your travel document requirements.Īn Enhanced license, permit or non-driver ID is Federal REAL ID compliant and is accepted to board a domestic flight (within the US), enter military bases, and certain federal facilities. 1 It is not acceptable for air travel between these countries. New York’s EDL is compliant with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). The FAQ on the website read as follows: What is an Enhanced Driver License (EDL)?Īn Enhanced license (permit, or non-driver ID) is a New York State DMV issued document that you can use instead of a passport to return to the US by land or sea from Canada, Mexico and some countries in the Caribbean. My odyssey began after being alerted through public announcements as to the need for REAL ID, prompting me to go to the website of the Department of Motor Vehicles for New York, where very clear instructions provided me with the option of “Get an Enhanced Driver License (EDL) or REAL ID”. ![]() The almost identical exchange took place when I was returning from Florida to the New Jersey area with a TSA agent at Fort Lauderdale International Airport. ![]() I responded very respectfully that “I think you are wrong”, they probably just have not instituted the necessary training yet to confirm that “ Enhanced Driver licenses” are in fact better than REAL ID licenses, as they are also acceptable identification and documentation for land and sea travel between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Imagine my surprise when the agent looked carefully at my license and advised “this is no good, you will have to get it changed, because it does not have the star in the upper right hand corner.”. A regular license would no longer be acceptable, and without the REAL ID license, you would have to present a passport. ![]() I proudly presented my new ENHANCED driver’s license to the TSA agent at Newark International Airport with the comment that I am now ready for October 2020 when the new rules go into effect requiring the presentation of a REAL ID license to board an airplane for domestic flight. Public Services, Infrastructure, Transportation.
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