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The deadline to obtain a California Real ID for U.S. domestic travel is officially less than a year away. Beginning May 7, 2025 , the new federal identification requirements take effect in California.
That means federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration, will not be able to accept driver’s licenses and state-issued identification cards that are not Real ID-compliant.
Travellers unsure if their licences are Real ID compliant can look to the upper right-hand corner of their driver’s licence. If there is a small logo in the upper-right-hand corner, it’s ...
The Real ID Act of 2005 (stylized as REAL ID Act of 2005) is an Act of Congress that establishes requirements that driver licenses and identification cards issued by U.S. states and territories must satisfy to be accepted for accessing federal government facilities, nuclear power plants, and for boarding airline flights in the United States.
The Real ID compliance is part of a larger act passed by Congress in 2005 to set “minimum security standards” for the distribution of identification materials, including driver’s licenses.
A sample image of a Real ID-compliant California driver's license. All Real IDs will have a stamp on the right-hand corner to show that it is federally compliant. The symbol stamped on your Real ...
In just under 10 months on May 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will require people to hold a federally-approved document — such as a passport or a Real ID driver’s license ...
The Real ID Act of 2005 created federal requirements for driver's licenses and ID cards issued by states and was originally supposed to take effect in 2008. The deadline was extended several times ...