Get thee to a DMV. That has been American airports’ increasingly desperate message to travelers over the past two years, in ...

As of May 7, 2025, travelers need a Real ID-compliant license or another accepted form of identification, like a passport, to board federally regulated commercial aircraft and access certain federal ...

With the enforcement deadline looming, here's what you should know about the REAL ID Act and why it took so long to implement. What is the REAL ID Act? And why did it take 20 years to implement?

Before the REAL ID Act went into effect, states had more leeway and were not under such stringent requirements to actually verify a person’s identity before issuing identification documents.

The REAL ID Act, which was passed by Congress in 2005, enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation that the federal government enhance security standards for identification. Travelers have been ...

1. What is REAL ID? On May 11, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the REAL ID Act into law to enhance national security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Passed by the ...

Twenty years after it was passed, the REAL ID Act may finally be enforced. However, the decades between the law's passage and its enforcement show that, as a terrorism-prevention measure ...

The implementation of REAL ID coincides with the House’s passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act in April, which demands that states require in-person proof of citizenship from ...

Starting on May 7, 2025, the Real ID Act will be enforced by TSA agents at U.S. airports for anyone flying domestically. As lines wrap around the block at DMVs around the country from the rush to ...

What does a Georgia Real ID look like? Why do I need a Real ID? The Real ID Act was passed in 2005 as an added layer of security following the Twin Towers attack. It was originally supposed to ...