"May 7 Deadline: US Travelers Must Have REAL ID for Domestic Flights to Board Without Passport"
The upcoming May 7 deadline mandates all US travelers to possess a REAL ID-compliant license or identification for domestic flight boarding. Failure to have a REAL I
The upcoming May 7 deadline mandates all US travelers to possess a REAL ID-compliant license or identification for domestic flight boarding. Failure to have a REAL ID-compliant identity card necessitates showing a passport even for domestic travel. Following the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the REAL ID Act of 2005 to establish stringent standards for identification required to access federal facilities, board commercial flights, or enter nuclear power plants.