The REAL ID deadline is approaching.
Starting May 7, 2025, people planning to use a state-issued driver’s license or identification card to board a domestic flight must meet REAL ID requirements, according to the Transportation Security Administration .
Here’s what Washington state residents should know about the enforcement of REAL ID standards and the forms of identification that meet REAL ID requirements:
What is REAL ID?
Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act establishes “minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibit federal agencies from accepting for certain official purposes noncompliant driver’s licenses and identification cards,” according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…