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Any traveler over the age of 18 that who not have another TSA-approved form of identification to fly domestically must have a Real ID-compliant identification card or driver's license by May 7, 2025.
Any traveler who is 18 years or older who plans to fly domestically or visit certain federal facilities will require a Real ID, or an alternative acceptable form of identification, such as a passport.
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.
Facing a REAL ID do-or-don't deadline on May 7, Homeland Security and TSA have proposed leniency for air travelers. TSA considering 'phased approach' to REAL ID enforcement as deadline approaches ...
The cards are proof of U.S. citizenship and accepted for domestic airline travel under the REAL ID Act, [158] [159] However, the predominant means of identification remains the driver's license or ID card issued by each state, and do not indicate citizenship. [160]
[27] [28] These driver licenses are also accepted as identification for boarding airline flights in the United States even though they do not bear a star symbol indicating compliance with the Real ID Act. [29] However, neither driver licenses nor non-driver ID cards issued by the U.S. Department of State establish consular or diplomatic immunity.
Other than these travel limitations, the passport card carries the same rights and privileges as the passport book. The passport card is also accepted as valid identification for domestic air travel inside the United States and for domestic use. [15]
The United States government does not issue CID cards. It has recently begun issuing the U.S. Passport Card to U.S. citizens for land and sea travel to and from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda as well as for domestic air travel within America but not for international air travel. [7]