Traveling by Air This Summer? You Need to Get Your Real ID ASAP
If you haven't gotten your Real ID yet, don't wait any longer. Beginning on May 7, 2025, you'll be required to have a Real ID or other form of acceptable identification to board domestic flights throughout the US -- your driver's license will no longer be enough to get you through a TSA checkpoint.
Illinois DMV makes Real ID push as May 7 deadline nears
The Secretary of State's Office has added thousands of appointments to get the IDs, with only 30% of Illinoisans having obtained them. Those without passports will need them to board U.S. flights by May 7.
After years of delays, you'll need a REAL ID in 3 months. Here's what to know
Starting May 7, a REAL ID will be needed to fly within the U.S. State-level ID cards, such as driver's licenses, won't be accepted any more.
REAL ID deadline fast approaching: What you should know
REAL ID was put into place by the Real ID Act after 9/11 but its enforcement had been postponed a number of times including because of the pandemic.
Do you need a REAL ID in Illinois? DMVs adding more appointments as deadline nears
As the deadline for the enforcement of a new identification system nears, the Illinois Secretary of State is clarifying who actually needs a REAL ID.
Not everyone needs a Real ID at May deadline — or possibly ever. Here's who does
Not everyone will need a Real ID when the deadline hits on May 7 -- and some may never need one, according to Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. But there are a few reasons, and places, you might.
REAL ID deadline is coming up in May in Illinois and nationwide
The deadline has a history of delays. It was going to be Oct. 21, 2020. In March of that year at the initial height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline was moved to the same date in 2021. Then it was May 3,
Deadline to get a REAL ID looms for Illinois residents. Do you need one? What to know.
After years of delaying the deadline the implementation of the REAL ID, the mandates will be enforced starting on May 7. Here's what you need to know.
Taking a trip in May? Your REAL ID deadline is even sooner
The REAL ID will be fully enforced starting in May 2025 — but you shouldn't wait that long before scheduling your appointment at the RMV. Here's why.
Clearing up confusion about the REAL ID with deadline approaching
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias emphasized that REAL IDs are not something mandatory like filing taxes. Noel Brennan reports.
PennDOT offers REAL ID Days to help Pennsylvania drivers obtain the new form of identification
PennDOT's REAL ID Days events aim to help drivers across Pennsylvania obtain these new forms of identification.
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Flyers have limited time to get Real ID compliant as TSA deadline nears
If you choose to update to the Real ID while renewing or replacing your license or ID, there will be no charge. If you elect ...
'We don’t want to see people freaking out': Illinois Secretary of State clears up confusion about REAL ID as enforcement deadline approaches
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Here's what NYers need to know about Real ID driver's licenses, Mobile ID
New Yorkers will need a REAL ID or enhanced driver's license, permit or nondriver identification card to travel by air within ...
Real ID Deadline: Everything You Need to Know
Travelers without a Real ID-compliant driver's license will need to present another TSA-approved form of identification, such as a passport, military ID or DHS-trusted traveler card, to board a ...
Still need a REAL ID from RI's DMV? The countdown is on.
Is the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles facing a flood of REAL ID applicants before a May deadline? Maybe. But maybe ...
Travelers without a passport will soon need Real ID to fly
As of May 7, a REAL ID or passport will be needed to take domestic flights or to access certain federal buildings.
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Final deadline for Real ID set for May
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias at a press conference announced the final deadline for Real ID is coming May 7.