Additional states become non-compliant with REAL ID Act; supplemental IDs required

Fort Huachuca, Arizona - As of Jan. 30, the number of states and territories whose driver's licenses and identification cards are not compliant with the Real ID Act of 2005 will increase, requiring visitors to Fort Huachuca from those states to provide a supplemental form of identification when requesting an access badge at the Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center.

The list of states and territories that are not compliant include Guam (under review), Kentucky, Maine, Montana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Minnesota, Missouri and Washington. Unless those states are granted extensions, beginning Jan. 30, visitors to Fort Huachuca with driver's licenses and identification cards from those states and territories will be required to provide a supplemental form of identification to receive an access badge.

Below is a list of acceptable supplemental forms of identification, which is also available for download as a PDF on Fort Huachuca's website under the "Gate Information" link on the home page at http://huachuca-www.army.mil/pages/des/accesscontrol.html

Acceptable supplemental forms of identification are as follows:

1. U.S Passport or U.S. Passport Card

2. PIV Card (Personal Identification Verification) issued by the Federal Government

3. PIV-1 Card (Personal Identification Verification-Interoperable) issued by the Federal Government

4. Veterans Health Identification cards issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs

5. DHS Trusted Traveler Cards (Global Entry, Nexus, Sentry, Fast)

6. TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)

7. Merchant Marine Card issued by DHS/United States Coast Guard (USCG)

8. Driver's License issued by the U.S. Department of State

9. Border Crossing Card (Form DSP-150)

10. U.S. Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-550)

11. U.S. Permanent Resident Card/Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)

12. Foreign passport with a temporary (I-551) stamp or temporary (I-551) printed notation on an immigrant visa

13. U.S. refugee travel document or other travel document or evidence of immigration status issued by DHS containing a photograph (Permit to re-enter Form I-327 and refugee travel document Form I-571)

14. Employment authorization document with photograph issued by DHS (Form I-766)

15. In the case of a nonimmigrant alien authorized to work for a specific employer incident to status, a foreign passport with a Form I-94 or Form I-94A bearing the same name as the passport and containing an endorsement of the alien's nonimmigrant status, as long as the endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified on the form

16. Identification card issued by Federal, State, or local government agencies, provided it contains a photograph & biographic information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

17. U.S. Military or draft record

18. Native American Tribal Photo ID

19. Foreign Government issued passport with a current arrival-departure record (INS Form 94) bearing the names as the same name as the passport and containing an endorsement of an aliens non-immigrant status, if that status authorizes the alien to work for the employer

20. PIV-I Card (personal identification verification-interoperable issued by non-federal government entities

21. Select University, Library, or School cards containing a photograph, name, and expiration date

22. Non-government Photo ID with the person's name and address

23. Birth Certificate or document with the person's full name and date of birth

24. Utility bill or other document showing the person's name and address of principle residence.

25. Vehicle registration with name and address

26. Other document deemed appropriate to provide reasonable assurance by the Senior Commander

Security guard Captain Jonathan Hernandez said the supplemental identifications that are accepted should be "something issued by a government agency; birth certificate or VA cards. Costco cards, credit cards do not work."

Hernandez said the common issues they expect to face are for escorted visits.

"Especially at graduations, family members come in from Missouri, or Washington state, or one of the states that are not going to be in compliance. Their Solider, since they are a student, is not here to meet them. And we have to hold fast and wait for the student to show up or else they just meet their student downtown."

Hernandez said it's important to be aware of a state issued ID being in compliance or not.

"By the end of the fiscal year, the majority of the states' IDs will not be accepted, so they will have to bring in that secondary ID (to obtain a visitors pass)."

"All of Fort Huachuca is required to have either a military ID, common access card or an access badge. The only place to get that access badge is at the Van Deman Gate Visitor Control Center," said security guard Sergeant Ricardo Cota. "Good secondary IDs are passports, [Transportation Worker Identification Credential] cards, any state or federal issued ID that has a picture and biometrics; gender, age, height, weight, etc."

The following state identifications will be accepted because they are compliant with the Real ID Act of 2005: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The following states/territories have a limited extension through June 6, allowing federal agencies to accept driver's licenses and identification cards from: Alaska, California, Oklahoma, Oregon and Virginia.

The following states/territories have an extension through Oct. 10, allowing federal agencies to accept driver's licenses and identification cards from: American Samoa, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Northern Marianas, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Texas and the Virgin Islands.

The Directorate of Emergency Services, Physical Security Division can be reached by phone at 520.533.2447 or 520.533.8423 for more information or questions about acceptable forms of identification required for approval of a visitor's pass for Fort Huachuca.

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