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21-03-2025
- Automotive
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Tennessee residents can now get their REAL ID on the weekend. Here's what to know before the deadline
With the REAL ID deadline fast approaching, multiple driver services centers across Tennessee are providing more opportunities for Tennesseans to get theirs. This weekend, select centers will begin offering Saturday appointments for current Tennessee credential holders, announced the Department of Safety and Homeland Security on Thursday. To participate in the new expanded Saturday appointments, applicants must possess a valid Tennessee driver's license or identification card, said a news release. REAL ID applicants without a current Tennessee credential will be served during regular Monday to Friday hours. Saturday hours are available by appointment only. Here is what to know about REAL ID and how to make an appointment. REAL ID is a form of identification that complies with federal security standards and is accepted for official purposes such as boarding domestic flights and accessing specific federal facilities. Beginning May 7, 2025, everyone must have a REAL ID or another approved Federally-issued ID, such as a passport, to enter certain federal buildings, military bases and nuclear power plants or board commercial flights within the United States. According to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennesseans are not required to obtain a REAL ID and the identification is not necessary to drive, vote, purchase alcohol or cigarettes, access hospitals, visit the post office, access federal courts or apply for or receive federal benefits such as social security or veterans' benefits. REAL ID applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal presence, proof of a Social Security number and two proofs of Tennessee residency. If there has been a name change, applicants must bring certified legal documents supporting the name change(s) which could include marriage licenses or divorce decrees. All documents must be original or certified copies; photocopies are not accepted. People can schedule an appointment online, with Saturday slots available starting March 22 and continuing until the May 7 implementation date. Here are the centers offering Saturday appointments: West Tennessee Bartlett Express Services Center – 6340 Summer Ave. Jackson Driver Services Center – 100 Benchmark Circle Memphis/East Shelby Drive Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 3200 East Shelby Drive Oakland Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 160 Beau Tisdale Drive Savannah Driver Services Center - 1016 Pickwick St. (beginning March 29) Middle Tennessee Clarksville Driver Services Center - 220 West Dunbar Cave Road Columbia Driver Services Center - 1701 Hampshire Pike Cookeville Driver Services Center - 4600 South Jefferson Ave. Nashville/Hickory Hollow Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 5216 Hickory Hollow Pkwy. East Tennessee: Chattanooga/Bonny Oaks Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 6502 Bonny Oaks Drive Johnson City Driver Services Center – 4717 Lake Park Drive Knoxville/Strawberry Plains Driver Services Center – 7320 Region Lane Morristown County Driver Services Center - 1551 East Morris Boulevard, Suite 2 Oak Ridge Driver Services Center - 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike Diana Leyva covers trending news and service journalism for The Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@ or follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @_leyvadiana This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: REAL ID appointments in Tennessee: Saturdays now included
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Saturday appointments available for those needing REAL IDs in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennesseans still needing to get their REAL IDs will soon be able to get that done on Saturdays in select locations across the state. The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced it will begin offering some additional Saturday appointments at 14 Driver Services Centers across Tennessee for those with current credentials who want to get their REAL ID. RELATED | REAL ID: What is it, and why do you need one in May? Saturday appointments will begin at 13 participating centers starting this weekend. The Savannah, Tennessee, Driver Services Center will begin Saturday appointments March 29. Saturday appointments will continue through the May 7 REAL ID implementation date, according to the department. Participating Middle Tennessee Service Centers are: Clarksville Driver Services Center – 220 West Dunbar Cave Road Columbia Driver Services Center – 1701 Hampshire Pike Cookeville Driver Services Center – 1600 South Jefferson Avenue Nashville/Hickory Hollow Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 5216 Hickory Hollow Parkway In order to use the Saturday appointments to get your REAL ID, applicants must already have a valid Tennessee driver license or identification care. REAL ID applicants who do not currently hold a valid credential will be served through regular business hours Monday through Friday. Saturday hours are available by appointment only through this website. FEBRUARY: Need help finding REAL ID documents? The Tennessee State Library & Archives can help Those in East Tennessee and West Tennessee will also have select locations open on Saturdays. East Tennessee: Chattanooga/Bonny Oaks Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 6502 Bonny Oaks Drive Johnson City Driver Services Center – 4717 Lake Knoxville/Strawberry Plains Driver Services Center – 7320 Region Lane Morristown County Driver Services Center – 1551 East Morris Boulevard, Suite 2 Oak Ridge Driver Services Center – 475 Oak Ridge Turnpike West Tennessee: Bartlett Express Services Center – 6340 Summer Ave. Jackson Driver Services Center – 100 Benchmark Circle Memphis/East Shelby Drive Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 3200 East Shelby Drive Oakland Driver Services and Reinstatement Center – 160 Beau Tisdale Drive Savannah Driver Services Center – 1016 Pickwick St. *beginning March 29 REAL ID applicants must bring several documents in order to receive the new IDs: Proof of U.S. citizenship or legal presence Proof of their Social Security Number Two proofs of Tennessee residency Tennessee officials warn of crowds at DMV facilities as REAL ID deadline looms If your name has changed, you must also bring certified legal documents supporting the name change. This could include a marriage license or divorce decree, for example. All documents must be original or certified copies, according to the department. Photocopies are not accepted. The department encourages all Tennesseans to have their REAL ID required documents pre-approved online. Pre-approved documents can save you in-person processing time at the driver services center and may eliminate repeat trips. A complete list of accepted documents and the pre-approval portal are both available at . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
