A federal rule tied to domestic air travel will soon add a new cost for anyone who reaches a TSA checkpoint without a REAL ID ...

Flyers without Real IDs, passports or other accepted forms of identification will need to pay a $45 fee starting Feb. 1.

With the holiday travel season underway, here's what to know about new REAL ID requirements and when the fee kicks in.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a policy change that will affect millions of air travelers who do ...

TSA will require online approval and a fee starting in February.

The REAL ID Act has been 20 years in the making. Introduced for the first time in 2005, the law was designed to “establish minimum security standards for license issuance and production,” according to ...

REAL ID-compliant IDs are now needed to board federally regulated commercial aircrafts, and if you don't have one, a fee is in your future.

The deadline to obtain a Real ID compliant license before TSA screeners require them at airports and some federal facilities has passed, but if you procrastinated and don't have one, don't panic — you ...

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable document, such as a passport, will be charged a $45 fee ...

Air travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification will soon have to pay a $45 fee before they can pass through ...

A federally approved passport is an acceptable alternative to a Real ID for air travel within the United States. Travelers without a Real ID may undergo additional identity verification by the TSA.

Starting February 2026, travelers without a REAL ID can pay $45 for identity verification at the airport. But getting a REAL ...