Enhanced driver 's License - Wikipedia Enhanced driver 's License This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( May 2017 ) An enhanced driver 's 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 and some provinces in Canada to people who are both citizens of the country and residents in the relevant region, compliant with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. 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 recognize it. The card includes machine - readable RFID and barcode for automated identification of the card and its holder. As a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative - compliant travel document, an EDL may be used for `` official purposes '' ( such as boarding a domestic flight ) covered by the U.S. REAL ID Act. However, a U.S. state that issues only EDLs, but does not issue any other REAL ID - compliant driver 's license, is not deemed compliant with the REAL ID Act unless granted an extension. Likewise, REAL ID - compliant licenses alone are not sufficient to cross international borders, even if a state gives its REAL ID - compliant licenses a similar name. Enhanced driver 's licenses are available to U.S. citizens who reside in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington. Enhanced driver 's licenses are available to Canadian citizens residing in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and formerly Quebec. 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 expiration dates. Driver 's Licence Plus documents have not been issued since 30 September 2014. See also FAST Card NEXUS SENTRI References Jump up ^ `` Enhanced Drivers Licenses : What Are They ? ''. Department of Homeland Security. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Your guide to British Columbia 's enhanced driver 's licence program '' ( PDF ). ICBC.com. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on September 29, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` State Implementation ''. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` State Compliance ''. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Real ID ''. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Enhanced Drivers License ''. Michigan Secretary of State. Jump up ^ `` IDENTIFICATION CARD -- INFORMATION -- ENHANCED IDENTIFICATION CARD ''. Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Jump up ^ `` Get an Enhanced Driver License ( EDL ) ) ''. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Jump up ^ `` Enhanced Driver 's License ( EDL ) ''. Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles. Jump up ^ `` Enhanced Driver License / ID Card ( EDL / EID ) ''. Washington State Department of Licensing. Jump up ^ `` B.C. Enhanced Driver 's Licence ''. Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat. Jump up ^ `` Manitoba 's Enhanced Driver 's License ( EDL ) and Enhanced Identification Card ( EIC ) Program '' ( PDF ). Manitoba Public Insurance. Jump up ^ `` Enhanced Driver 's License ''. Queen 's Printer for Ontario. Jump up ^ Chung, Andrew ( March 17, 2009 ). `` New Quebec Licence Good for U.S. travel ''. Toronto Star. Jump up ^ `` States and Provinces Offering Enhanced Drivers Licenses ''. Customs and Border Protection. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` I Need Information... '' Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Retrieved June 7, 2014. This article related to radio communications is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enhanced_driver%27s_license&oldid=863101961 '' Categories : Driving licences Radio communications stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles in need of updating from May 2017 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 8 October 2018, at 18 : 38 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is a us enhanced driver's license
Answer: both as driving licence and ID card with limited passport features