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REAL ID-compliant documents are issued by individual states and can be obtained through the normal process of getting a drivers license or other state-issued ID in your home state.
The Department of Homeland Security said states need more time to come into full compliance with Real ID regulations. Deadline pushed to May 7, 2025. You can keep traveling with an old ID until 2025.
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.
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.
Starting May 7, 2025, U.S. citizens will need a Real ID to fly domestically with a driver's license.
All U.S. states are issuing Real ID cards through their driver's licensing agencies, with requirements varying by state. Many offices require a reservation, which you can make online.
The Department of Homeland Security today pushed back the deadline for Real ID compliance to 2025. Real ID enforcement delayed yet again — this time to 2025 Skip to main content
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