<p>&nbsp;With only six months to go until the federally mandated deadline for REAL ID compliance, about 88% of Marylanders are fully prepared.</p> <p>At least 500,000 other Marylanders will be unable to board an airplane or gain access to federal facilities without the REAL ID after the federal deadline of May 3, 2023.</p> <p>Now, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration is making the process quicker and easier than ever before in an effort to help the transition go as smooth as possible for those remaining Marylanders.</p> <p>“I am incredibly proud our customers’ responsiveness in providing documents to become REAL ID compliant over the last several years. As we enter the final stretch, I am confident Marylanders will be prepared for the transition enabling them to continue their travels uninterrupted,” said MDOT MVA Administrator Chrissy Nizer in a news release.</p>