Getting a Real ID just got easier in Missouri [Video]

ST. LOUIS — In less than a year, the Department of Homeland Security will begin enforcing Real ID identification for federal purposes, including for getting through airport security. And if you have been waiting to get yours, the process just got easier in Missouri.

In a Thursday press release, the Missouri Department of Revenue announced it expanded the list of acceptable residency documents that can be used to verify residency, and the department can also accept electronic copies transmitted from a mobile device for eligible requestors.

For a full list of documents that you can use to obtain a Real ID, click here to use the Missouri DOR’s Real ID guide.

Nearly 3 million Missouri Real IDs have been issued since 2019, and the department said one of the biggest complaints …