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Deadline for REAL ID Coming in May, 2023

May 3, 2023 is still more than seven months away, but that is the deadline for people to get REAL ID – an identity card/driver’s license that will be required to fly domestically and enter federal facilities after that date.

REAL ID has been a long time coming. It was a recommendation coming out of the 9/11 Commission that investigated the airplane attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It was determined that to enhance safety for air travelers, driver’s licenses and identity cards needed more proof that the person presenting an ID. REAL ID was born, but it has taken 20 years for its official implementation. It was delayed twice during the height of COVID-19 – the most recent being a delay from Oct. 1, 2021 to May 3, 2023.