I don't have a REAL ID–compliant driver's license and don't plan to get one. I figure if the federal government wants to ...

Only people with legal immigration status — including people who are noncitizens in the U.S. on green cards or student visas, for example — are eligible to receive Real ID cards. But other types of ...

The 9/11 Commission recommended the new standard for enhanced security. Enforcement of the 2005 REAL ID Act law was pushed back several times. The 20-year-old law requires state driver’s ...

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

The Real ID is a product of the Real ID Act of 2005, passed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, mandating that travelers use a new, federally compliant form of ID, not only to board flights but also ...

Beginning Wednesday, May 7, TSA started enforcing the long-postponed REAL ID Act, which requires a REAL ID-compliant license or federally approved ID to board domestic flights. But social media ...

The Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, took effect on Wednesday morning as uncertainty mounts about whether Americans can still travel domestically, even without a compliant ID. Department ...

After years of delays and reminders, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security REAL ID Act is rolling out nationwide. The initial REAL ID deadline was in 2020, but it was ultimately pushed back due ...

The Real ID Act was passed in Congress in 2005. Now, 20 years later, it's finally taking effect. But if you still haven't made the switch and you have a flight today, don't panic just yet.

11 terrorist attacks. The REAL ID Act was signed into law by former President George W. Bush in 2005. The REAL ID Act said Americans would need identification that met "minimum security standards ...

The Real ID Act of 2005 was passed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and aimed to strengthen the requirements needed to enter facilities or vehicles that terrorists were likely to target.