Enhanced Drivers License

Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) in U.S. English, Enhanced Driver's Licence in Canadian English, or Enhanced ID in other common usage, is a card which functions both as driving licence and ID card with limited passport features issued in some states in the United States[1] and some provinces in Canada[2] to people who are both citizens of the country and resident in the relevant region, compliant with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative as well as the United States REAL ID Act.

An Enhanced Driver's License is allowed to be used as an alternative to a passport for international land and sea travel, but not air travel, to countries that recognise it. The card includes machine-readable RFID and barcode for automated identification of the card and its holder.

As of 2013, an Enhanced Drivers License is available to U.S. citizens resident in the states of Michigan,[3] Minnesota,[4] New York,[5] Vermont,[6] and Washington,[7] and to Canadian citizens resident in British Columbia,[8] Manitoba,[9] Ontario,[10] and Quebec.[2][11][12]

After running it for five years, Quebec discontinued the Enhanced Driver's License program, citing low demand as the reason. Current Enhanced Driver's License (Driver's Licence Plus) identification cards will remain valid until their expiry. Driver's Licence Plus will not be issued after 30 September 2014.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Enhanced Drivers Licenses: What Are They?". Department of Homeland Security. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Your guide to British Columbia's enhanced driver's licence program" (PDF). ICBC.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Enhanced Drivers License". Michigan Secretary of State.
  4. ↑ Harlow, Tim (February 10, 2014). "Minnesota Becomes Fifth State to Offer Enhanced Driver's Licenses and ID Cards". Star Tribune. Minneapolis.
  5. ↑ "Get an Enhanced Driver License (EDL)]". New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
  6. ↑ "Enhanced Driver's License (EDL)". Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
  7. ↑ "Enhanced Driver License/ID Card (EDL/EID)". Washington State Department of Licensing.
  8. ↑ "B.C. Enhanced Driver's Licence". Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.
  9. ↑ "Manitoba's Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) and Enhanced Identification Card (EIC) Program" (PDF). Manitoba Public Insurance.
  10. ↑ "Enhanced Driver's License". Queen's Printer for Ontario.
  11. ↑ Chung, Andrew (March 17, 2009). "New Quebec Licence Good for U.S. travel". Toronto Star.
  12. ↑ "States and Provinces Offering Enhanced Drivers Licenses". Customs and Border Protection. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  13. ↑ "I Need Information...". Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Retrieved June 7, 2014.


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