As of May 7, 2025, travelers need a Real ID-compliant license or another accepted form of identification, like a passport, to board federally regulated commercial aircraft and access certain federal ...

The centers marked with a * can process and issue a Real ID at the time of service. All other centers will process applications, and Real IDs will arrive by mail within 15 business days.

The federal government is set to begin enforcing Real ID requirements at U.S. airports starting in May. Travelers will need a Real-ID compliant license or other accepted form of identification ...

After years of delays, the REAL ID deadline officially arrived, and travelers across the country are navigating new rules and ...

Some of the privacy-hawk lawmakers remaining silent on REAL ID were very vocal when another expansion of the national security surveillance apparatus came about – the Patriot Act of 2001 – but ...

The REAL ID Act, which was passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government enhance security standards for identification. Travelers have been ...