The Editor preregistered online for a new Real ID Driver’s License on Friday, June 19, 2020. Arriving at the Chadwick, IL, facility in the late afternoon, it took exactly 11 minutes to complete the process.
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White launched an online application program, to reduce processing time of transactions at Driver Services facilities. The proactive approach will save customers time during their facility visit. Go to www.cyberdriveillinois.com to access the preregistration application for Driver’s Licenses and ID cards. Input specific information regarding your upcoming transaction.
At the Driver Services facility, Clerks will not have to enter all of the data (like a change of address, height, or weight) into the electronic application form, because the customer has already updated the information.
White said, This will “reduce wait times at the counter and speed up transactions at Driver Services facilities. The program is easy to use and can be accessed on a computer, iPad, or smartphone.”
To qualify for the preregistration application process, a customer must have an Illinois Driver’s License/ID card that is not suspended, canceled, or revoked and has not been expired for more than one year.
Through Friday, July 31, 2020, Driver Services facilities Statewide are open to serve ONLY new drivers, customers with expired Driver’s Licenses/ID cards, and vehicle transactions. White reiterated that expiration dates for Driver’s Licenses/ID cards and vehicle registration stickers have been extended until Thursday, October 1, so customers do not need to rush into a facility.
With preregistration, customers will be prompted to:
• choose a license type (REAL ID or standard Driver’s License/ID card)
• choose an application type (renewal or corrected)
• input designations (Organ Donor or Veteran)
• choose any corrections to be made to the information on file (i.e., address, date of birth, eye color, gender, hair color, height, name, Social Security number, or weight)
• choose the type of required documentation and enter data from those documents (i.e., certified birth certificate for a REAL ID)
• print receipt with barcode, and bring to the facility.
Customers using the preregistration application must still bring all of the required paperwork to the Driver Services facility for verification. They are encouraged to bring the printed preregistration receipt to the facility for the Clerk to scan the barcode.