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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
As REAL ID deadline approaches, mobile SOS unit to make stop in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A mobile Michigan Secretary of State office will be at the Kent County Clerk's Office on Tuesday to help residents prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline. The unit will operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 300 Monroe Ave. NW in Grand Rapids, offering REAL ID conversions without the need for an appointment. The collaboration aims to streamline the process, particularly for residents who need documents like birth certificates or marriage licenses — available at the clerk's office — to complete their REAL ID applications. Beginning May 7, a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or state ID will be required for domestic air travel, entry to certain federal buildings and access to military bases. To get a REAL ID, applicants must bring their current Michigan license or ID and an original or certified document proving legal presence, such as a valid U.S. passport, birth certificate or permanent resident card. Name-change documents, such as marriage licenses, are also required if applicable. Enhanced Michigan driver's licenses and IDs already meet REAL ID standards. More information and a full list of acceptable documents are available at . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mobile Secretary of State office opening in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A mobile Secretary of State office is opening to make the upcoming federal REAL ID requirements more accessible for West Michigan residents. Kent County announced the office, which is in partnership with the Michigan Secretary of State, in a release. REAL ID: What is it, and why do you need one in May? The temporary site is located at the clerk's office, on the first floor at 300 Monroe Ave. NW, between Michigan Street NW and Ottawa Avenue NW. On May 7, driver's licenses and state ID cards will have to be compliant with REAL ID to travel on domestic flights, visit a military base, visit certain federal facilities or a nuclear power plant. The clerk's office and the mobile office do not require an appointment. Residents will need the following to receive REAL ID. Your current Michigan driver's license or state ID card One of the following original documents or certified copies to prove legal presence (faxes or photocopies will NOT be accepted): Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card U.S. birth certificate with a raised seal (available at the Kent County Clerk's Office for those born in Kent County) Certificate of Citizenship or Certificate of Naturalization Permanent Resident Card And other acceptable documents listed at . Deadline for Real ID less than a month away The release says that enhanced Michigan driver's licenses or IDs are already compliant with REAL ID. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
