Travelers in the U.S. can fly with either a REAL ID or passport, but the two are not interchangeable. What to know.

The REAL ID enforcement deadline is May 7, 2025. Learn what this means for your driver's license, air travel, and what ...

The Department of Homeland Security in May will begin implementing REAL ID requirements for U.S. travelers for the first time, a move that comes as the administration looks to act on some of President ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the deadline for air travelers to have REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses or identification cards to 2023. DHS Secretary ...

As Americans scramble to their local DMV to secure their REAL ID before the deadline, some may be wondering what other forms of personal identification will be accepted at airports. On May 7, every ...

One of the key provisions to the REAL ID law is that a compliant document establishes a person's status as a lawful resident in the United States. In order to get a REAL ID-compliant identification ...

The time has come: REAL ID will finally be implemented in less than one week, about 20 years after it was initially proposed. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission's ...

The deadline is here for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's federal requirement for REAL ID for domestic flights and entering federal facilities. Starting May 7, 2025, the Real ID Act will be ...

There’s good news and bad news for those still without a Real ID heading into Wednesday, May 7. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a congressional panel Tuesday that those who still lack an ...

In a rule that took effect May 7, all U.S. residents 18 and older who are flying domestically are required to have Real ID-compliant documentation. The requirement stems from the 2005 Real ID Act that ...

Entrance to Fort Jackson may become easier starting May 7. That is when the post starts enforcing Real ID compliance. Real IDs are not an access pass and are not a substitute for a valid Department of ...

Only 43% of U.S. driver's licenses are compliant, DHS says. As more Americans return to the skies for trips across the country, federal and state officials are sounding the alarm about a looming ...