Here is all you need to know to ensure you have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license. The Real ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 in hopes of enacting the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation ...

South Carolina DMV announced a new process where permanent licenses and IDs will be mailed within up to 15 days after ...

Beginning on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration will require REAL IDs for adult travelers flying domestically within the United States, marking the end of a regulation journey that ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will soon require people to have a federally approved document — such as a passport or a Real ID driver’s license — on hand for domestic plane travel.

The deadline for Americans to get a REAL ID-compliant license is quickly approaching after years of delays, setting off a scramble across the country to update driver’s licenses and ID Cards ...

As of April 2025, approximately 81 percent of travelers at airport security checkpoints presented a Real ID-compliant driver's license or passport, according to TSA figures. Multiple Americans ...

New York state also offers an an option known as an Enhanced ID, or Enhanced driver’s license, which is accepted for Real ID purposes as well as crossing borders to and from Canada and Mexico.

REAL ID is a state-issued driver's license, and as such, you'll need to bring documents to the DMV to prove your identity and age. A new photograph will be snapped before the REAL ID is issued.