DHS won't accept a REAL ID in lieu of a passport

Travelers in the U.S. can fly with either a REAL ID or passport, but the two are not interchangeable. What to know.
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Your driver's license may soon be useless at the airport: The REAL ID deadline explained

The REAL ID enforcement deadline is May 7, 2025. Learn what this means for your driver's license, air travel, and what ...
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No REAL ID Driver's License? These Alternative IDs Will Still Get You Through the TSA Checkpoint

With the REAL ID deadline just over two weeks away, it’s easy to feel stressed out about your next visit to the airport. Starting May 7, travelers who don’t have a REAL ID-compliant form of ...

REAL ID vs passport. Answers to questions, and explaining ConfirmID

Starting Feb. 1, passengers without an acceptable form of ID can verify their ID using TSA ConfirmID. It'll cost $45.

Don't have a Real ID? Here's what happens if you try to fly with just your driver’s license.

For the past several years, you couldn’t walk into an airport without seeing signs warning that ID requirements were changing and asking fliers to “get onboard with Real ID.” The law requiring United ...