As of May 7, travelers need a REAL ID card in order to board a domestic flight within the United States and to enter certain federal buildings. But how can New York residents tell if they have a ...

You can learn more about REAL ID here. The DOL will still issue standard driver’s licenses and identification cards if an EDL is not needed for the individual.

The Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards and prohibits certain federal agencies from accepting for official purposes licenses ...

Travelers will soon need a new form of identification at the airport. The deadline to get a REAL ID is May 7. You may already have one if you got your last driver’s license at a Florida DMV.

Twenty years in the making, the 2005 REAL ID Act is finally going into effect on May 7. The act, passed amid other increasingly tight security measures following 9/11, established that Americans ...

like driver’s licenses and ID cards, to strengthen national security. Starting next year, federal agencies — including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — will only accept ...

The 2005 law enacted the Sept. 11, 2001 commission’s recommendation to approve stricter federal requirements for issuing identification cards, although enforcement has been postponed multiple times.

state-issued identification card or another acceptable form of ID, such as a U.S. passport. If you do not have a Real ID by May 7, then your air travel may be delayed, per TSA. A Real ID is a ...

But that leaves a number of people who have not updated their driver license or state identification card to the Real ID requirements, and that might cause problems when traveling in the future.

Starting May 7, 2025, state-level ID cards, such as driver's licenses, won't be accepted for federal purposes, such as getting through airport security, unless they are a REAL ID. The federally ...

This guide explains how to prepare—no matter where you live. A REAL ID is a state-issued driver’s license or identification card that meets stricter federal security standards. It’s marked with a gold ...