The REAL ID deadline has passed, but other forms of identification are accepted for air travel. REAL IDs are still required for accessing certain federal facilities. You can still get a REAL ID ...

Beginning today, travelers will need a REAL ID or any of about a dozen alternative forms of identification to get through TSA security checkpoints in the United States—but the head of Homeland ...

Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005, enacting the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the federal government "set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's ...

Most people get their driver's license and only go to the RMV every five years to get it renewed, so it's possible you missed getting a license with a REAL ID. Starting May 7, people 18 years old ...

A REAL ID is a federally compliant, state Department of Motor Vehicles-issued driver license, learner permit or non-driver ID that will be required to board flights within the U.S. or to enter ...

May 7 is the deadline to have a REAL ID if you intend to board a commercial plane. There are alternatives to a REAL ID, including having a passport. Here's how to tell if your Florida driver ...

Michigan officials say more than 150,000 state residents have upgraded their licenses to become "Real ID" compliant ahead of the May 7, 2025 deadline. But with the deadline finally here ...

Passengers without REAL IDs may still be able to fly with another approved document. The REAL ID deadline is May 7. REAL IDs are officially in effect. Starting May 7, a REAL ID is required to ...

Travelers will still be able to fly without a REAL ID, officials said this week, but they may face extra scrutiny at the airport. In Illinois, a last-minute surge in REAL ID-seekers left Secretary ...

It’s an enforcement date. So if you’re not going to be on a plane anytime soon, you don’t need a REAL ID," said Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles spokesperson Chris Crabb. Crabb says you ...

After nearly two decades of delays and warnings, implementation of the federal government’s Real ID program is set to begin Wednesday at airports around the nation amid questions about how the ...

No need to clear your schedule to book a Real ID appointment — there’s a way to travel without it. Starting tomorrow, May 7, US citizens must have a Real ID to fly on planes. But with DMVs ...