TSA enforces REAL ID requirements for commercial flights
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Yesterday, The Transportation Security Administration published a final rule of enforcement on REAL ID requirements. According to TSA, the REAL ID enforcement will begin on May 7 -- requiring only state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards that meet security standards, including boarding commercial flights. TSA said the final rule provides the flexibility necessary for federal agencies to start enforcing in a way that takes security into account, as well as operational risk and impact to the public. Federal agencies that are using a phased enforcement approach are required to collaborate with TSA on its enforcement plans and make them available to the public on the agency websites. To learn more information about phased enforcement authority, click here. “Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to enhance security standards for identification, directly in response to the security vulnerabilities highlighted by the 9/11 attacks,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske. “Identity verification is foundational to security. I urge those who use a driver’s license or state-issued identity card as their primary form of identification to access federal facilities or board commercial passenger aircraft, to ensure these credentials are REAL ID-compliant. We are committed to engaging with the public, licensing jurisdictions and states to facilitate a smooth transition to REAL ID enforcement beginning May 7, 2025, which this rule supports.” Each state will be issuing REAL ID-complaint driver's licenses and identification cards. TSA continuously reminds travelers to get a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license, state-issued identification card or any other form of acceptable ID before May 7, to avoid delays at security checkpoints in airports.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Yesterday, The Transportation Security Administration published a final rule of enforcement on REAL ID requirements.
According to TSA, the REAL ID enforcement will begin on May 7 -- requiring only state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards that meet security standards, including boarding commercial flights.
TSA said the final rule provides the flexibility necessary for federal agencies to start enforcing in a way that takes security into account, as well as operational risk and impact to the public.
Federal agencies that are using a phased enforcement approach are required to collaborate with TSA on its enforcement plans and make them available to the public on the agency websites. To learn more information about phased enforcement authority, click here.
“Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to enhance security standards for identification, directly in response to the security vulnerabilities highlighted by the 9/11 attacks,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske. “Identity verification is foundational to security. I urge those who use a driver’s license or state-issued identity card as their primary form of identification to access federal facilities or board commercial passenger aircraft, to ensure these credentials are REAL ID-compliant. We are committed to engaging with the public, licensing jurisdictions and states to facilitate a smooth transition to REAL ID enforcement beginning May 7, 2025, which this rule supports.”
Each state will be issuing REAL ID-complaint driver's licenses and identification cards. TSA continuously reminds travelers to get a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license, state-issued identification card or any other form of acceptable ID before May 7, to avoid delays at security checkpoints in airports.
