“Beginning May 7, 2025<\/strong>, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver\u2019s license, state-issued enhanced driver\u2019s license, or another acceptable form of ID <\/a>to fly within the United States.” (1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance at the federal level. The purposes covered by the Act include boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft. Passed by Congress in 2005 following a 9\/11 Commission recommendation, the REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for state-issued driver\u2019s licenses and identification cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and four of five U.S. territories covered by the REAL ID Act and related regulations are issuing REAL ID-compliant driver\u2019s licenses and identification cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the REAL ID full enforcement date by 24 months, from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025 (2)<\/a>. States will now have additional time to ensure their residents have driver\u2019s licenses and identification cards that meet the security standards established by the REAL ID Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your state-issued driver\u2019s license \/ ID has a star (and\/or flag) or says \u201cEnhanced\u201d, it\u2019s likely you have a REAL ID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you hold a driver\u2019s license\/ID from a state not yet compliant, and you use it to clear TSA Security at airports when travelling domestically, you will need to show an alternative acceptable form of identification once the deadline passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen will the REAL ID become regulation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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