How to know if you have a REAL ID driver's license, government ID

TSA announced a change to the REAL ID deadline; here is what you need to know about the new deadline and details on the regulations.

U.S. air travelers now have until May 7, 2025, to obtain a driver's license or other government ID that complies with the federal REAL ID Act.

How do you know if you have a REAL ID? According to the Department of Homeland Security's website, REAL IDs are indicated by a gold or blue star in the upper-right corner of the ID. Most REAL ID-compliant identification cards are those normally issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state where you live, like a driver's license or nondriver ID card.

Passed by Congress in 2005 after a 9/11 Commission recommendation, the REAL ID Act established minimum security standards, like incorporating anti-counterfeiting technology and using documentary evidence and record checks to ensure that a person is who they claim to be, for existing government ID cards, like driver's licenses.

A REAL ID is not a national identification card, and the REAL ID Act does not create a federal database of driver license information, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s frequently asked questions page.

“Each jurisdiction continues to issue its own unique license, maintains its own records, and controls who gets access to those records and under what circumstances,” DHS says. “The purpose of REAL ID is to make our identity documents more consistent and secure.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/how-to-know-you-have-a-real-id-government-identification-rcna60149


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