US EditionThe REAL ID deadline is one week away. Here's what TSA wants you to know
- Starting May 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security will enforce the REAL ID Act at airports and federal facilities across the United States.
- The enforcement follows the 2005 REAL ID Act, which implements the 9/11 Commission's recommendation to enhance security standards for identification documents.
- Many travelers have rushed to obtain REAL ID-compliant licenses or alternative acceptable IDs to avoid travel delays, with 30 states less than 70% compliant as of mid-April 2025.
- In the weeks before the deadline, a TSA representative stated that the agency has been actively collaborating with state governments, airline companies, airports, members of Congress, and organizations in the travel sector to promote traveler compliance.
- The full enforcement will likely cause an increase in REAL ID issuances and suggests travelers check licenses for the gold star to ensure compliance before flying domestically.
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The REAL ID deadline is nearly here. Here’s what TSA wants you to know
WRAL, CNN By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Your domestic air travel could be delayed if you don’t have an accepted form of identification at TSA checkpoints come Wednesday, the deadline for “REAL ID.” After years of pushing it back, the Department of Homeland Security is set to enforce the May 7 deadline. The REAL ID Act, which was passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government…
Last Call for REAL ID: Dawson Community Airport officials urge travelers to prepare or risk missing flights
Passengers at the Dawson Community Airport will soon be required to show more than a simple driver's license in order to fly as the deadline for 20-year-old federal legislation approaches next week.
Timeline: The Path to Real ID Implementation
Illustration by Daniel MedinaThe deadline for Real ID is now six days away. It’s only taken 20 years to get this far, which is bad even by government standards.Yes, Covid played a role, but the Real ID Act passed in May 2005. It had already taken 15 years when Covid became the excuse to extend the deadline not once, but twice more.The extensions were welcome news to many of us. The last thing any sane person wants to do is hang out at the DMV fo…
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