Real ID requirements delayed another two years as DHS proposes a phased-in approach

Published September 12, 2024 3:44pm ET



The deadline to obtain a Real ID to use as identification to travel in U.S. airports has been effectively extended — again.

The Department of Homeland Security proposed pushing back the hard deadline into 2027, citing a low percentage of people who have a Real ID. It will someday be required to fly if one wishes to use a driver’s license or state ID as a form of identification at the airport, but the deadline has been repeatedly pushed back for almost two decades.

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