Air travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification will soon have to pay a $45 fee before they can pass through ...

The fee, set at $45, covers operational, technological, and administrative costs associated with verifying a traveler’s ...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, TSA will launch a new $45 fee option for travelers without a REAL ID or other acceptable form of ID.

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable document, such as a passport, will be charged a $45 fee ...

The agency encouraged travelers to get a REAL ID or other accepted form of ID — more than 94% of travelers are already in ...

Travelers going through airport security checkpoints without a REAL ID or passport will face a $45 fee starting February 1.

In May 2025, the REAL ID regulation officially went into place after the act was passed two decades ago in response to the ...

Originally, the TSA proposed charging $18 for travelers without a REAL ID. But when the fee rolls out in February, travelers ...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, people who don’t have a Real ID will need to pay the fee to board a flight, according to a TSA press ...

Starting next year, US-based cruise guests who don’t have REAL IDs may have to pay a fee if they are flying to their ...

Air travelers without a REAL ID will soon be prompted to pay a $45 fee to use an identification verification service. Here's ...