As soon as January, the TSA wants to let air travelers without a REAL ID get through security by purchasing a biometric scan instead. Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification—such ...

The Department of Homeland Security will require Americans carry a Real ID to travel domestically starting May 7, 2025. Here's what you need to know.

For those who are planning to travel by plane this holiday season, more than a ticket will be needed to board. Travelers now need a REAL ID-compliant identification to board a federally regulated ...

For nearly twenty years, the U.S. government has been telling Americans that their state-issued driver's license or nondriver identification will not be enough to board a domestic flight or enter a ...

Travelers without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee by the TSA for domestic flights starting February 1. REAL ID is a federally mandated standard for state-issued identification, such as a driver's ...

Passengers and crew walk to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint while traveling at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, on November 26, 2025.

If you haven't updated your driver's license at the Texas Department of Public Safety office, you might want to consider getting it done soon. The deadline for REAL ID enforcement is May 7, and there ...

Are you taking a domestic flight soon? You should know: As of Sunday, if you don’t have a REAL ID driver’s license — or another federally approved document like a passport — you’ll now need to pay a ...

The lines are long for people trying to obtain their real IDs, and they’ll only get longer, with the deadline exactly two ...