Everyone knows that you need a boarding pass and driver’s license to pass airport security. It’s always been this way, but next year, some travelers may also need a passport card.
Starting on Jan. 22, 2018, travelers from a handful of states may have to show an alternate ID to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at the airport. This is because the REAL ID Act, which was passed by Congress in 2005, will go into effect.
Essentially, this act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses (and ID cards), and prohibits the TSA from accepting cards that don’t meet the standards. Several states have requested extensions to become compliant, many of which expired on Oct. 10. New extensions may be granted, but for now, the grace period for states ends on Jan. 22.
This is relevant because…
Who’s with me in expecting that the “passport card” will feature the same identifier that a regular passport will, making the IML even more punitive for us by hindering interstate travel even further than it already is.
I think they are just exposing registered citizens because they are easy targets to go after which makes their job easy and make people feel safe which is false, but the real criminals who most are not registrants and haven’t got caught could be anyone even someone we know and admire. Sooner or later the public’s going to learn that passing these SOR laws are useless, and don’t protect their families, because we’ve seen over the years of how very destructive it is has become.
I know this is a pretty old post, but I am not clear on the Real ID. If someone’s offense does not involve a minor, will they still deny the Real ID?
Someone who cares, regarding the real ID, my index offense does not involve a minor and I did obtained one at the DMV.