It’s REAL ID day! Starting today (May 7), you’ll need a REAL ID to get on an airplane, or to present for access at most federal facilities. But you’re not totally out of luck if you don’t have a REAL ...

It’s also only relevant for American travelers ages 18 and older. “Travelers under 18 don’t need to provide identification when traveling with a companion, which will not change under the Real ID Act, ...

Illinois’ REAL ID compliance rate is below 50%, Max Walczyk, spokesperson for Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, told CNN. Illinois was late in offering REAL IDs, in 2019, compared to states like ...

What is a REAL ID and when is the deadline to have it? TSA: Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the ...

What is REAL ID? It’s a driver’s license or other state-issued ID that meets security requirements mandated in a 2005 law passed in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The Real ID requirement goes into effect today (Wednesday May 7, 2025). The deadline has been 20 years in the making, and its implementation today could cause some headaches—or at least some ...

Oklahomans are nearly a year away from needing to be fully compliant with federal REAL ID standards. Beginning in May of 2023, you'll need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to fly or ...

REAL ID is not required to drive, vote or receive state or federal services or benefits. Still, a lot of people may need one.

FILE - In this photo taken April 6, 2016, a sign at the federal courthouse in Tacoma, Wash., is shown to inform visitors of the federal government’s REAL ID act. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file) TW ...