Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan travelers who can't show acceptable Real ID-complaint identification at the airport will soon have to verify their ...

Starting May 7, your standard state ID card or driver’s license will no longer get you through airport security checkpoints. On that day, the federal Real ID requirement goes into effect, which means ...

The REAL ID Act of 2005 is a federal law that put stringent requirements and standards into place for U.S. identifying documents, including state-issued drivers’ licenses and immigration papers. Real ...

Showing proper identification at the airport typically means fishing it out of a wallet or purse while people in line behind you are doing the same. It can be a hassle, and the airport is already hard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thursday marked one year since REAL ID-compliant documents were required to fly within the U.S. More than 8.6 million New Yorkers ...

May 7, 2026, marks one year since the federal government began requiring REAL IDs for domestic flights. According to the New York State DMV, more than half of eligible New Yorkers have obtained one.

The lines are long for people trying to obtain their real IDs, and they’ll only get longer, with the deadline exactly two ...

Michigan travelers who can't show acceptable Real ID-complaint identification at the airport will soon have to verify their identity for a fee through a service called "TSA ConfirmID." Even though ...