The deadline to get your REAL ID is May 7, 2025. You'll need a REAL ID — or another federally recognized document — to board a commercial plane anywhere in the United States.

Americans weigh REAL ID options as the May 7 deadline approaches. Some opt for passports over DMV visits, citing cost and convenience factors in their decision-making process.

REAL ID enforcement begins May 7. After the deadline, people cannot fly domestically or access certain federal facilities and nuclear power plants without a REAL ID or other acceptable forms of ...

Don't have a Real ID? Here's what to expect if you're flying 02:53. After nearly 20 years of delays, the Real ID deadline is finally here. Beginning May 7, Americans planning to travel ...

Real ID deadline is May 7, 2025. You'll need it to fly domestically, but there are other documents that are acceptable in the meantime.

Votebeat reports that delays in implementing REAL ID reveal potential challenges for proof-of-citizenship laws in voting, ...

Driver's licenses and IDs that are not Real ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

CINCINNATI — REAL ID enforcement in the United States is just two days away and many people still have questions regarding the process. Beginning on May 7, travelers will need to present a REAL ...

REAL ID goes into effect as legislation makes its way through Congress to verify that only U.S. citizens are casting their ballot in U.S. elections.

After May 7, travelers will need Real ID-compliant identification cards to fly on domestic flights in the United States. After the deadline passes, TSA agents are expected to adopt Real IDs in phases.

Congress passed the law on May 10, 2005, and then-President George W. Bush signed the bill into law the following day. Ohio BMV locations began offering the REAL ID enhancements in 2017, so those ...

Real ID enforcement will begin May 7, 2025, almost exactly 20 years after Congress first passed the Real ID Act that set higher standards for state-issued identification documents.