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"TSA is engaging with the public, licensing jurisdictions and states to facilitate a smooth transition to REAL ID enforcement beginning May 7, 2025,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske ...
There are a few TSA-approved alternatives to the Real ID for those unwilling to update their driver’s licence. Those exceptions include state-issued “enhanced” driver’s licences, DHS ...
All U.S. states are issuing Real ID cards through their driver's licensing agencies, with requirements varying by state. Many offices require a reservation, which you can make online.
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.
[27] [28] These driver licenses are also accepted as identification for boarding airline flights in the United States even though they do not bear a star symbol indicating compliance with the Real ID Act. [29] However, neither driver licenses nor non-driver ID cards issued by the U.S. Department of State establish consular or diplomatic immunity.
The Transportation Security Administration said there are still too few REAL ID documents in circulation to make May 7 enforcement feasible.
Part of the TSA budget comes from a $5.60 per-passenger fee, also known as the September 11 Security Fee, for each one-way air-travel trip originating in the United States, not to exceed $11.20 per round-trip. In 2020, this passenger fee totaled $2.4 billion or roughly 32% of the budget allocated by Congress that year.
The DHS and Transportation Security Administration also filed a proposal in September to push back the full Real ID implementation until May 5, 2027, but a final decision hasn't been made yet, so ...