REAL ID–not needed if you have a passport or one of 15 official IDs after May 7
I'm not getting one
It is just one more way to be tracked. There are so many. However, I am going to save ten bucks on the cheaper driver’s license (you cannot do this in every state, but you can in Maine) and I will just travel with my passport.
Jim Hoft of GatewayPundit provided this list from TSA of other acceptable forms of ID that will let you board a domestic flight in the US after May 7.
- State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License
- U.S. passport
- U.S. passport card
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
- Permanent resident card
- Border crossing card
- An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETCs).
- HSPD-12 PIV card
- Foreign government-issued passport
- Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation worker identification credential
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential
- Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
He was also kind enough to note that TSA does not require children under 18 to provide identification when traveling within the United States. Contact the airline for questions regarding specific ID requirements for travelers under 18.