It is a key part of the Real ID Act of 2005. Passed by Congress in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the act "establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and ...

The Trump administration argued that the deadline had already been postponed long enough, asserting that travelers had ample time to gather the necessary documents for the more rigorously verified ...

Contrary to some misconceptions, REAL ID does not create a national ID card or a centralized federal ... ID-compliant license or another acceptable form of identification for certain federal ...

A REAL ID is not a national identification card but rather an ID issued by the ... necessary documents for the more rigorously verified form of identification. Some critics, however, have claimed ...

You may already have a REAL ID-compliant identification card, or another form of identification that ... instituting a national minimum requirement for state driver’s licenses and ID cards.

The health department will likely have a form for you to fill out to get ... No. Real ID is a national set of standards, not a national identification card, like social security, and does not ...

Starting May 7, upgraded driver's licenses or ID cards — created post-9/11 to boost security standards — or another acceptable form of identification will be required to board domestic flights ...