When Congress passed the law to federally standardize the identification requirements to board a domestic flight, I was 9 years old. Now that I am almost 30, the Trump administration is finally allowing this 2005 legislation to go into effect.

Go into any airport in America, and you’ll see Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s doll-like visage gently lecture us that starting on May 7, travelers will need a so-called Real ID to board a flight if they aren’t otherwise using a passport. A Real ID is just a driver’s license or state ID, but one that requires proof of citizenship or lawful residence, a Social Security number or evidence that the applicant is not eligible for one, and proof of the applicant’s name, date of birth, and residential address. The rest of the security standards are all burdens on the state, not the Real ID applicants themselves. While the state must store the ID photo and cross-reference the veracity of the applicant’s submission, the Real ID looks, feels, and operates no differently than the same license most of us have had for decades. If you have renewed your license at any point in the last eight years, like the majority of people, you probably have a Real ID. You can check to see if your ID has a little star in the top right corner, and also note that Real ID is required to enter a few select federal facilities, not just flights.