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Are you REAL ID ready? On May 7, 2025, U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities. Find out if you’re REAL ID ready with our interactive tool!
To apply for a REAL ID, you must present documents that show your date of birth and your true full legal name. Select which documents you’ll use to get your REAL ID. Create your checklist
Check to see if your driver’s license or state ID is REAL ID-compliant. Learn why and how to upgrade to a REAL ID for air travel and more.
Get an Enhanced or REAL ID. After May 7, 2025, only the Enhanced or REAL ID will be accepted to get on a domestic flight (within the U.S.), or to enter certain federal buildings or military bases (unless you have a passport or another federally-accepted form of ID).
Starting May 7, 2025, you must have a REAL ID compliant driver license/ID to fly within the U.S., unless you use a U.S. passport or another federally approved form of identification. Until the deadline, a Standard New Jersey driver license is valid for air travel within the U.S.
You can replace or renew your driver’s license or ID card with one that is REAL ID compliant. You have two ways to do this: QUICKEST OPTION: Start the application online before visiting a customer service center or. Fill out a paper application at a customer service center.
REAL ID allows compliant states to issue driver's licenses and identification cards where the identity of the applicant cannot be assured or for whom lawful presence is not determined. In fact, some states currently issue noncompliant cards to undocumented individuals.
