Will my REAL ID replace my passport? Not exactly. What to know to fly

Travelers need a REAL ID or compliant identification to pass through TSA checkpoints. Here's what to know in 2026.

REAL ID vs passport. Answers to questions, and explaining ConfirmID

Starting Feb. 1, passengers without an acceptable form of ID can verify their ID using TSA ConfirmID. It'll cost $45.

Don't have a Real ID? Here's what happens if you try to fly with just your driver’s license.

For the past several years, you couldn’t walk into an airport without seeing signs warning that ID requirements were changing ...

There’s a new option for fliers who don’t have proper identification

The Transportation Security Administration offers new alternative for those without a Real ID, or any other form of proper identification.
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Real ID deadline is here: How to get one, what documents are needed to fly in 2025

NEW YORK - After nearly 20 years of delays, the deadline to obtain a Real ID for your license is finally here, meaning air travelers need the identification to board domestic flights and gain ...
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Homeland Security will let travelers fly without REAL ID, but will have extra security steps for them

WASHINGTON — Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said ...

TSA says Kansans have a choice: $34 to fly with Real ID or this fee at the gate

The Transportation Security Administration announced in December travelers without REAL ID or other acceptable identification ...
The Grio

Most travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly in US, or face extra screening

REAL ID requirements for those flying within the United States begin Wednesday after nearly 20 years of delays. The day ahead of the deadline, people lined up at government offices across the ...
NBC DFW

DHS says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

Travelers who haven’t obtained a REAL ID by this week’s deadline received assurances from the head of Homeland Security that they will be able to fly after additional identity checks. Her comments ...