Tsa wont be accepting standard drivers licenses to. Security administration tsa or other federal agency responsible for security. Real id transportation security administration tsa. The act and implementing regulations establish minimum security standards for stateissued drivers licenses and identification cards and prohibit federal agencies, like tsa, from accepting licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards for official purposes, such as getting through the airport security checkpoint to board a plane. State issued enhanced driver s licenses are acceptable to verify your identity at the tsa checkpoint. These drivers licenses soon wont be valid airport id. Tried to use my green card as id for tsa and they said it is no longer accepted as id. Real id is a federal law, not an actual piece of id. The real id act of 2005 prohibits federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes drivers licenses and identification cards from states not meeting. It will not be accepted as identification for federal purposes.
Moves closer to rejecting some state drivers licenses for travel. Some drivers licenses will not be accepted to board an airplane in the u. Washington travelers can use standard id at airports until october 2020. Wsyr tv new york states enhanced drivers license meets all real id requirements, despite some tsa agents telling central new yorker travelers it doesnt. Starting october 2020, tsa will require travelers to bring a real id compliant drivers license or other previously accepted forms of id. Travelers should check with tsa before flying to find out what documents they will accept. The transportation security administration details on their website that they wont be accepting standard drivers. The united states congress passed the real id act in 2005 in response to the terrorist attacks on 911. The tsa is fully implementing the real id program in october 2020, or so it says. American samoa have not moved to make their drivers licenses compliant with the.
Tsa says it will stop accepting drivers licenses from nine states come january 10, travelers from alaska, california, illinois, minnesota, missouri, new jersey, new mexico, south. Tsa may soon stop accepting drivers licenses from nine. The real id act is a federal law passed by congress that establishes minimum federal standards for state issued drivers licenses and identification cards to be accepted for certain federal purposes, like entering a federal building or boarding a domestic commercial flight. Travelers will be able to use their existing drivers licenses and stateissued. All texas driver licenses and identification cards, both compliant star and. If you have a driver s license or identification card issued by a state that does not meet the requirements of the real id act, and unless that state has been granted an extension, you must present an alternative form of identification acceptable to tsa in order to board a commercial domestic flight. Starting october 1, 2021 anyone traveling by airplane or visiting certain federal facilities must use a real id compliant license or id card. Will the tsa accept your state drivers license as id.
If your drivers license is noncompliant because it is not a real id the tsa can. If state ids do not become compliant by their extensions, residents will need to bring something like a passport to the airport. States that issued enhanced drivers licenses are marked with a flag. The dhs has already denied further extensions for missouri, illinois, minnesota, and washington state, and has reputedly said they will not extend deadlines for other states. Real id also requires states to share their databases of driver information with other states. The federal government is giving the oregon dmv another temporary reprieve after state lawmakers approved a plan to offer tsacompliant drivers licenses. The goal of the real id act is to establish minimum security standards for stateissued drivers licenses and identification cards. Soon your drivers license might not get you through airport security. Id and stateissued enhanced drivers licenses, both of which are acceptable. Transportation safety administration does not accept paper interim driver licenses, permits or id cards as proof of identification. If you cannot provide an acceptable form of identification, you will not be permitted.
According to reports, the 19 terrorists were holding 63 state drivers licenses for identification. Why tsa may not accept your license as id travelawaits. Before the state can issue a drivers license that is real idcompliant, the applicant must present photo id andor id which includes a full name. The issue at hand is that a handful of us states currently issue drivers licenses that dont meet the requirements of the real id act. Therefore, the tsa previously announced that without an approved extension, it would no longer accept those documents for identity verification as of january 22, 2018. Starting on october 1, 2020, the tsa will turn down noncompliant drivers licenses, meaning travelers will need to show another form of federally accepted identification, like. Stateissued licenses that meet the new, stricter national standards will be accepted as id for entering federal government offices, nuclear power plants or federally regulated commercial airline. Drivers licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by. Secretary dunlap will join tsa official to discuss real id, travel implications. Tsa may soon stop accepting drivers licenses from nine states. Some twothirds of us state drivers licenses are not compliant with a post911 security law set to go into effect on october 1. If you live in michigan, minnesota, new york, vermont or washington, you may be wondering if your enhanced driver s license will be accepted at the security checkpoint come october 1, 2020. The tsa will accept your drivers license as id if it is a real id. Adult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel.
Tsa to stop accepting some states drivers licenses in 2018. S if your state has not complied with the real id act of 2005, or you have not renewed your drivers license since your state implemented the additional security measures, your license will not be enough to get you in the air. Starting on january 22nd, 2018, the real id act will go into effect, which means when you fly, your driver s license may not suffice as a form of identification. And, according to the real id act of 2005, federal agencies like the tsa are prohibited from accepting for certain purposes drivers licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the. But minnesota, illinois, missouri, new mexico, washington state and american samoa have not moved to make their drivers licenses compliant with the new federal standard, meaning airline passengers from those states will have to present other forms of identification at tsa checkpoints.
Tsa to stop accepting some states drivers licenses in. Oregon drivers license holders get reprieve as state. These documents will be accepted at the airport security checkpoint when the real id enforcement goes into effect. Residents from a stateterritory that is compliant with real id or noncompliant with real id, but has received an extension may continue to use their current stateterritoryissued drivers licenses and identification cards, regardless of whether the card is real id compliant or not, for accessing federal facilities, including military bases. If youre not sure, contact your state drivers license agency on how to obtain a. Despite what some tsa agents claim, new yorks enhanced. The real id act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver s licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the acts minimum standards. Even if youre not, keep reading, because other states may also be impacted. When the new deadline arrives, most current drivers licenses will no. Driver licenses from these states may soon be invalid for domestic flights video this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. If youre not sure, check your state drivers licensing agency on how to obtain a real id compliant card.
Those who are not compliant will not be able to fly if they dont. In washington state, an enhanced driver license edl or enhanced id card eid are real id act compliant, but arent marked with any special star. But because so many travelers use drivers licenses for identification at tsa checkpoints, the agency posted signs as. Drivers licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by department of motor vehicles or equivalentu. Tsas airport signs target residents of the nine states whose identification doesnt yet comply with the federal requirements. Kentucky, maine, minnesota, missouri, montana, oklahoma.
It says that until january 2018, if traveling by air, residents from any state are still able to use a drivers license, or any of the various other forms of identification accepted by the transportation security administration. Drivers licenses that meet these standards are known as real ids and have been adopted by most states. These documents will be accepted at the airport security checkpoint when real id enforcement goes into effect. Driver licenses from these states may soon be invalid for. Do children need a real id card to fly on a domestic commercial flight.
Effective october 1, 2020, only the arizona travel id and arizona travel driver license, a u. The deadlines for these states to become compliant are as follows. The act established minimum security standards for stateissued driver licenses and id cards. Standard washington drivers licenses wont be accepted by the tsa starting in january 2018 because they dont show proof of citizenship. On march 26, 2020, the department of homeland security released the following statement regarding real idenforcement deadline. Identification transportation security administration.
Federal officials said they would soon determine whether transportation security administration. Residents in nine states will need a passport for airport security. Now the government of my state does not have the funds to issue a compliant drivers license. A tsa agent checks a travelers identification at a special tsa precheck lane at. Driver licenses from nine states wont be valid ids for domestic flights in 2018 this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Passed by congress in 2005, the real id act established minimum. For the states that do not meet the requirements, tsa cannot accept licenses and id cards. The states where residents will need identification other than driver s licenses to fly on jan. Therefore,the tsa previously announced that without an approved extension, it would no longer accept those documents for identity verification as of january 22, 2018. The tsa has responded to many questions about the changes, outlining answers to common questions on a new website. Washington state issues enhanced drivers licenses only. The issue at hand is that a handful of us states currently issue driver s licenses that dont meet the requirements of the real id act. If you have a drivers license or identification card issued by a state that does not meet the requirements of the real id act, and unless that state has been granted an extension, you must present an alternative form of identification acceptable to tsa in order to board a commercial domestic flight.
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