All honorably discharged veterans of every era will be able to get a photo identification card from the Department of Veterans Affairs starting in November due to a law passed in 2015.
The law, known as the Veterans Identification Card Act 2015,
orders the VA to issue a hard-copy photo ID to any honorably discharged
veteran who applies. The card must contain the veteran's name, photo
and a non-Social Security identification number, the law states.
A VA official on Wednesday confirmed the cards are on track to be
available nationwide starting in November. Veterans may apply for the
card online, but a timeline for how long it will take to receive a card
after application has not been finalized, the official said.
No details were released on when that application process will open,
what information veterans will need when applying or the web address
they will use.
Although the law states that the VA may charge a fee for the card, the official said no fee is planned.
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