The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the REAL ID deadline has been extended an additional two years, from May 2023 to May 7, 2025.

Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States.

Visit UW TravelWise or read more about Real ID on the DHS website.