We know a lot of travelers are concerned that they will lose the ability to fly, drive, or vote as a result of the REAL ID Act, but this isn’t the case.You can continue to use your regular license or identification to drive and vote without obtaining a REAL ID. The change will on...
If you live in Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont or Washington, its possible you could have an enhanced ID card instead, which permits you to cross land and sea borders into Mexico and Canada from the U.S. It does not, however, allow you to fly into either of those countries.Enha...
"I think its insane and stupid that we require an ID to fly domestically, but not to vote," Hollyhand said of the new requirements, which also apply to domestic flights. "Its simple," he added. "If you need an ID to fly and visit your grandmother out of state, you need it to ca...
adults will need a Real ID toboard domestic flightsand access certain federal buildings. If you don't have a Real ID after that date, you'll need to use a passport orother acceptable form of ID.If you need a
What is Real ID? Starting May 7, 2025, all domestic travelers will be required to update their existing forms of identification to a form of Real ID—which includes enhanced driver's licenses and identification cards—in order to fly domestically. Any traveler who hopes to board a flight usin...
This year, changes are coming to ID requirements at travel checkpoints across the USA. The REAL ID Act will change the landscape of identification documents. Starting May 7, 2025, a REAL ID-compliant license or another acceptable form of ID will be required for domestic flights or to access...
Evidently, existing ID requirements for American citizens just arent adequate now, so Big Brother is forcing us through more hoops for the right to travel within our own country."Palin continued: "Other administrations delayed this newfangled, burdensome REAL ID requirement. Are you curious why its...
The article announces the extension for states and territories to implement the U.S.' REAL ID Act to January 22, 2018. It claims that delinquent taxpayers can still use their driver's licenses to fly domestic. It notes that the law was enacted on terrorism concerns and bars federal agencies...
Beginning May 3, 2023, U.S. citizens and legal residents 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID (e.g. a valid passport or U.S. military ID) to fly within the United States...
Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to heighten security requirements for driver's licenses in response to the attacks on 9/11. Though some states began complying with the law more than a decade ago, enforcement for all states had been repeatedly delayed due to the pandemic, DMV backlogs...