REAL ID Deadline for Domestic Air Travel Set for May 2025, Affecting TSA, Federal Facilities

Nov 16, 2024, 05:00 PM

The REAL ID deadline for domestic air travel is set to be enforced starting in early May 2025. The requirement will prohibit federal agencies like the TSA from accepting state-issued IDs that do not meet the necessary standards. This new rule will affect those flying domestically, as well as individuals visiting certain federal facilities or entering nuclear power plants. In response, many individuals are seeking to obtain their REAL IDs, with some states experiencing issues like a nearly two-day outage at North DMV offices, leaving customers in limbo. Colorado driver's licenses and ID cards were also affected by a national outage but are now back online.