REAL ID-compliant identification cards will be required to board domestic flights or enter federal buildings starting May 7. REAL ID is a federal law that affects state driver’s licenses and ID cards to make them acceptable for federal purposes,

After 20 years of extended deadlines, Missourians only have until May until they need a Real ID driver’s license to fly in the United States. After May 7, only Real IDs, passports or other forms of federal documentation will be required to fly in the U.

The deadline to obtain a Real ID is fast approaching. Beginning May 7, 2025, Pennsylvanians will need a Real ID-compliant license, identification card or an acceptable alternative identification as approved by TSA — such as a passport — to board domestic commercial flights or enter a federal facility without a secondary form of Department of Homeland Security approved identification.

If you plan to fly this summer, you’re going to need a Real ID. that means your driver’s license will need to have a little star in the corner. No star? No fly. Well, sort of. There are other acceptable forms of identification,