REAL ID Enforcement Begins: Travelers Can Still Fly with Extra Steps

REAL ID Enforcement Begins

• 📌 Starting tomorrow, REAL ID will be enforced as a law that has been in place for over 20 years.
• 📊 Currently, 81% of airline travelers in the United States are already REAL ID compliant.

Travel with Non-Compliant IDs

• ✈️ Travelers with non-compliant IDs will still be allowed to fly.
• ⚠️ They may be diverted to a different line or face extra scrutiny and an additional step in the process.
• 🛂 Passports, other federally recognized IDs, and tribal IDs will continue to be honored.

Purpose and Administration

• 🔐 The REAL ID Act is a security measure designed to identify individuals in the country and verify their authorization to travel.
• 🏛️ Congress has had ample time to re-evaluate the law, but the Biden administration intends to follow it as enacted.
• ✨ Efforts will be made to ensure the enforcement process is as seamless as possible for travelers to stay on their intended itineraries.