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As the Real ID deadline looms, will middle names create complications in a digitized system?

  • Starting May 7, 2025, individuals need a Real ID or alternatives like a passport to board domestic flights and access federal facilities.
  • Congress established minimum ID security standards with the Real ID Act in 2005, following a 9/11 Commission recommendation.
  • Michigan's Secretary of State encourages residents to update to Real ID, noting that a star indicates compliance, but it is not needed for children or jury duty.
  • Robert Sinclair Jr. From AAA Northeast stated, "If you want to fly without the passport, then you have to have that Real ID domestically."
  • While 73% of Michigan residents had upgraded to Real ID by March 21, Real ID does not replace a passport for international travel.
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WNYW broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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