Residents in a handful of U.S. states are not required to upgrade to new REAL IDs if they already possess an enhanced driver’s license.
Why It Matters
Americans are less than one month away from the May 7, 2025, deadline for requiring REAL ID to board U.S. domestic flights.
The process has been years in the making. The REAL ID Act passed by Congress in 2005 enacted the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation for the standardized issuing of identification.
Some people across the country have been scrambling in the final weeks, notably those who intend to travel this spring and summer but lack the proper identification to board flights, access federal buildings, or enter nuclear facilities…