To contact the BMV, visit the website or call them at (844) 644-6268. More than 50% of Ohio licenses and IDs are now REAL ID-compliant, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

People in Ohio can renew their driver’s license as a REAL ID by bringing those documents in-person to a local BMV office. However, the state also started allowing online renewal in 2021.

OHIO — Do you have a REAL ID yet? Starting today, anyone looking to fly domestically or enter a federal building in the United States must have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification.

People in Ohio can renew their driver’s license as a REAL ID by bringing those documents in-person to a local BMV office. However, the state also started allowing online renewal in 2021.

Ohio has kicked the can down the road, but starting May 7 the federal government will begin enforcing the REAL ID Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 2005. “Different states have done this ...

Ohio BMV locations began offering the REAL ID enhancements in 2017, so those who have gotten a new driver's license or renewed one should check their license to see if they have completed the ...

On May 7, anyone who lives in Ohio and wants to go through security at an airport or enter a federal building will need to show a REAL ID, an enhanced identification card.

The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the Associated Press ...

After approval, applicants will be given an Ohio Interim Identification form which law enforcement can verify if needed. The Real ID will be mailed in about seven to 10 business days.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published on May 2, 2022. A big change is coming one year from now as the REAL ID deadline takes effect on May 3, 2023 ...