Real IDs were originally recommended by the 9/11 Commission all the way back in 2002, and Congress passed Real ID Act in 2005. The federal government has delayed the enforcement of this new form ...

The really real deadline to make your state-issued identified card, or driver’s license Real ID compliant will be here before you know it. And you won’t be fly domestically after 2025 without it. The ...

The Real ID Act is a law Congress passed in 2005 to set higher security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards in response to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The law ...

Starting on Wednesday, May 7, you must have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license or state ID card, or other acceptable identification, if you want to take a domestic flight.

Earlier this year, the TSA officially moved forward with a high-profile change, requiring all passengers to have a REAL ...

Beginning May 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that all U.S. airline travelers need to have a REAL ID — an enhanced identification card with stricter security standards ...

Most REAL ID-compliant identification cards are those normally issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state where you live, like a driver's license or nondriver ID card.

Those without Real ID can still apply While the ID cards are required for domestic air travel as of Wednesday, officials have emphasized that May 7 is not the last day Americans can get a Real ID.

Is an enhanced license the same as a Real ID? Five states — Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington — issue enhanced IDs, which can be used to cross the U.S. border in a vehicle.

The agency said they have a backlog of 62,226 applications across the board, and 23,749 of them are for a REAL ID.

States reported varying rates of Real ID compliance ahead of Wednesday’s deadline. In California, it was more than half of all driver’s licenses or ID cards. In Pennsylvania, it was 28 percent.

TSA's official account posted that the Southern fast food chain's card "respectfully" will not work in place of REAL IDs ...