REAL ID-less? You can still fly — but with a big caveat.

The real identification deadline begins to Bewesday (May 7), the officials of the National Security Department say that those without the new identification can still follow the airplanes, but must reach the airport even before.

At a Congress hearing on Tuesday, National Secretary of National Security Kristi Call said that travelers who do not comply with real identification will face additional security procedures at US airports. UU., Including being possible deviated to additional lines. He New York Times The reports that the TSA officials recently echoed that declaration on Reddit, saying that the frills without real identifications should arrive at the airport an oven before Cley in intractive.

The real identification deadline comes almost 20 years after the day after the Royal ID law approved following the terrorist attacks of September 11. The requirement of having a real identification to fly in the country has extended continuously, but was finally established in stone by President Biden, with the Trump administration maintaining the date of May 2025.

For decades, Americans have been able to fly nationwide using only a driver’s license to Jersued State, but the real identification of Star-Emblazoned requires more identity confirmation, including documents that verify addresses and social security numbers. Each State has different rules on how it converts its State ID or driver’s license into a real ID that meets the Federal. California, for example, asks travelers to complete an online application, load the necessary documents (such as passports and birth certificates for personal identification and public service invoices to prove the residence in California), provide a social security number and then go to an office of the Motorized Vehicle Department, with the printed copies of the documents that it loaded, before the real identification was issued.

American travelers without real identifications can still fly nationwide, and without additional security, with an American passport, a permanent resident card, a global entrance card or an identification of the defense department.