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Enhanced driver's license, the Glossary

An enhanced driver's licence (EDL) or enhanced ID in common usage, is a card which functions both as driving licence and identity card with limited passport features issued in some provinces in Canada, in some states in the United States, for people who are both citizens of the country and residents of the relevant region, compliant with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.^[1]

28 relations: Barcode, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian nationality law, Citizenship, Domicile (law), Driver's license, Driver's licenses in the United States, Free and Secure Trade, Global Entry, Identity document, Machine-readable medium and data, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (state), NEXUS, Ontario, Quebec, Radio-frequency identification, Real ID Act, Saskatchewan, SENTRI, United States, United States passport card, Vermont, Washington (state), Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Driving licences

Barcode

A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian nationality law

Canadian nationality law details the conditions by which a person is a national of Canada.

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Citizenship

Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state.

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Domicile (law)

In law and conflict of laws, domicile is relevant to an individual's "personal law", which includes the law that governs a person's status and their property.

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Driver's license

A driver's license, driving licence, or driving permit is a legal authorization, or the official document confirming such an authorization, for a specific individual to operate one or more types of motorized vehicles—such as motorcycles, cars, trucks, or buses—on a public road. Enhanced driver's license and driver's license are driving licences.

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Driver's licenses in the United States

In the United States, driver's licenses are issued by each individual state, territory, and the District of Columbia rather than by the federal government due to federalism.

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Free and Secure Trade

The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is a joint United States-Canadian program between the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Global Entry

Global Entry is a program of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service that allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to receive expedited clearance upon arrival into the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports and via the SENTRI and NEXUS lanes by land and sea.

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Identity document

An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity.

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Machine-readable medium and data

In communications and computing, a machine-readable medium (or computer-readable medium) is a medium capable of storing data in a format easily readable by a digital computer or a sensor.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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NEXUS

NEXUS is a joint Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection-operated Trusted Traveler and expedited border control program designed for pre-approved, low-risk travelers.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Radio-frequency identification

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Real ID Act

The Real ID Act of 2005 (stylized as REAL ID Act of 2005) is an Act of Congress that establishes requirements that driver licenses and identification cards issued by U.S. states and territories must satisfy to be accepted for accessing federal government facilities, nuclear power plants, and for boarding airline flights in the United States.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota).

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SENTRI

The Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) provides expedited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing, at the U.S.-Mexico border, of pre-approved travelers considered low-risk. Enhanced driver's license and SENTRI are International travel documents.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States passport card

The United States passport card is an optional national identity card and a travel document issued by the U.S. federal government in the size of a credit card. Enhanced driver's license and United States passport card are International travel documents.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is the implementation of the requirement to show a passport or other acceptable document to enter the United States, for nationals of certain North American jurisdictions who were previously exempt from it when traveling within the Americas. Enhanced driver's license and Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative are International travel documents.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_driver's_license

Also known as Enhanced DL, Enhanced Drivers License, Enhanced ID, Enhanced driver's licence.