As of today, REAL ID is fully in effect for federal purposes, the May 7, 2025 deadline has passed, and the stakes around having your core identity documents in order are even higher-including for ...

After years of back-and-forth, Real ID requirements will go into effect later this year, and Illinois residents are busy preparing for the new rules. Real ID laws ...

I don't have a REAL ID–compliant driver's license and don't plan to get one. I figure if the federal government wants to implement internal passports in the U.S., which after 20 years of political and ...

Does your driver's license qualify as Real ID? If not, you'll want to make the switch before the 2025 deadline. Pictured here is a pile of United States identification cards. With the deadline to ...

Due to a security law passed 20 years ago, many Americans are now required to update their driver’s license or identification cards to become REAL ID-compliant — or they won’t be able to board U.S.