By REAL ID Federal Enforcement Act passed by Congress in 2005 “set standards for issuance of sources of identification, such as driver’s licenses”. This is going to be enforced in early 2018. I am sure these 10 states will do something.. just no idea what yet?
Source: Home Land Security – https://www.dhs.gov/federal-enforcement
January 22, 2018
All non-compliant states/territories will be subject to REAL ID enformcement at TSA checkpoints
I have started to see posters pop up in airports. Basically you are going to have a bad day (I’m sure something will be done) if you try to use a drivers license from these states
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Washington
REAL ID compliant Alternative IDs
This assumes your states haven’t gotten with it
- Driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
- U.S. passport
- U.S. passport card
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- U.S. military ID (active duty or retired military and their dependents, and DoD civilians)
- Permanent resident card
- Border crossing card
- DHS-designated enhanced driver’s license
- Airline or airport-issued ID (if issued under a TSA-approved security plan)
- Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
- HSPD-12 PIV card
- Foreign government-issued passport
- Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation worker identification credential
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential
Source: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification
