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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 ...
A Real ID does not replace a passport for international travel, so ID requirements for traveling outside the country will stay the same. How to get a Real ID To get a Real ID, visit your state ...
A Real ID will be required for all travelers older than 18 who plan to fly around the country in 2025 and beyond.
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 driver's license, which is issued by each individual state, operates as the de facto national identity card due to the ubiquity of driving in the United States. Each state also issues a non-driver state identity card which fulfills the same identification functions as the driver's license, but does not permit the operation of a motor vehicle.
In 2005, Congress approved The REAL ID Act, revising the minimum standards for driver’s licenses and state IDs in an attempt to strengthen security on domestic flights and at government buildings.
In the United States, a city (or municipal) identification card, also described in some jurisdictions as an enhanced library card, is a form of identification card issued by a municipality or municipal-level agency, rather than a state or federal government.
All travelers interested in flying across the country have until May 7, 2025, to procure a state-issued identification card or driver’s license with a Real ID seal as ordered by the Department ...