The Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 to improve security standards for license issuance, will take effect on May 7, ...

By May 7, 2025, you'll need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or state ID card to board commercial airplanes and access ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has confirmed an official deadline for the Real ID requirement, which will ...

Federal agencies will have two years to gradually introduce REAL ID enforcement until the firm deadline of May 7, 2027.

REAL ID is an effort by the federal government to make driver's licenses and ID cards more reliable, accurate and ...

The Transportation Security Administration published a final rule providing a framework for federal agency-phased ...

Washington—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a final rule providing a framework for federal agency phased enforcement ...

Getting a Real ID requires an appointment and is not considered a “walk-in transaction” by the state Motor Vehicle Commission ...

Starting May 7, travelers flying within the United States will be required to show a REAL ID or another form of TSA-approved ...

"It is real. It's real as it's going to get. May 7, 2025 is the enforcement date. There's no backsies; there's no extension; this is the real date," said Jody-Kay Peterson, program director for driver ...

All states are issuing REAL ID-compliant IDs. The TSA recommends obtaining one before the deadline to avoid delays at security checkpoints. Why is this happening? The REAL ID Act was passed after 9/11 ...