JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. –
Beginning
Oct. 10, 2017, Joint Base Langley-Eustis will begin enforcing more stringent ID
policies in accordance with Federal Law passed in 2005. This will affect the
ability to access the base with a Virginia state-issued ID.
The REAL
ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, officially went into effect June 6, 2017;
however, the Department of Homeland Security issued a grace period for
enforcing the act, which extends through Oct. 10, 2017.
According
to the DHS website, the REAL ID Act establishes a minimum security standard for
state-issued driver licenses and identification cards and prohibits federal
agencies from accepting for official purposes, licenses and identification
cards from states that do not meet the standards.
Per the
DHS, once enforcement of the act begins, federal agencies and nuclear power
plants may not accept for official purposes, select driver licenses and state
IDs. A complete and updated list of each state’s status can be found here: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id.
To gain access
to JBLE, the following forms of identification are acceptable:
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Common
Access Cards, Department of Defense Dependent IDs
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U.S.
Passport
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Permanent
Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
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Foreign
passport with a temporary (I-551) stamp or temporary (I-551) printed notation
on a machine-readable immigrant visa
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Employment
authorization document that contains a photograph (Form I-766)
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Personal
Identity Verification (PIV), Federally-issued PIV-I card, or a PIV-I card
issued by non-federal government entities
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Department
of Homeland Security “Trusted Traveler” Cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, Secure
Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection, Future Attribute Screening
Technology)
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A
driver’s license or identification card in compliance with the REAL ID Act of
2005.
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U.S.
Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Legacy Cards/ New Merchant Mariner Credential.
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Merchant Marine Card issued by
DHS/USCG.
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U.S Certificate of Naturalization
or Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-550).
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U.S Refugee Travel Document or
other travel document of immigration status issued by DHS containing a photograph
(Forms I-327 and I-571).
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Veterans Identification
Card/Veterans Health Identification Card (issued by Department of Veteran’s
Affairs with picture).
People
with currently valid DBIDs ID cards will maintain access to the installation;
however, if the card expires after the date of the REAL ID Act enforcement,
they will need a valid form of identification to renew it.
Any person
in possession of a current and valid driver license or identification card
issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States not in current
compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005 or operating under an approved DHS
extension will need an alternate form of identification.
People who
require base access after Oct. 10 and do not have an accepted form of
identification, an escort will be required. This rule also applies to those
contractors and delivery personnel who previously had access to the
installation with state IDs and authorization through an access list.
More
information and updates on the REAL ID Act will be posted at www.dhs.gov/real-id-public-faqs
and www.jble.af.mil as they become
available.