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EarthAbides

(350 posts) Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:29 PM Aug 7

Real ID

I asked this question a few months ago, but I wanted to see if the answer is the same. My brother is 2-3 weeks away from relocating from Spokane to Denver, will they let him get on a plane without a Real ID?

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Real ID (Original Post) EarthAbides Aug 7 OP

If he has a passport, he can use that instead of RealID, but he needs one or the other chia Aug 7 #1

Does He Have a Passport? ScoutHikerDad Aug 7 #2

He needs a Real ID or a current valid passport. Wiz Imp Aug 7 #3

I believe they are still working 'around' - but you will probably be shunted stopdiggin Aug 7 #4

Thanks for the responses! EarthAbides Aug 8 #5

Wishing you and your brother and his family all the best. However you do it, hope he gets to Colorado okay. chia Aug 8 #6

chia

(2,629 posts)

1. If he has a passport, he can use that instead of RealID, but he needs one or the other

Reply to EarthAbides (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:38 PM

Aug 7

ScoutHikerDad

(71 posts)

2. Does He Have a Passport?

Reply to EarthAbides (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 07:40 PM

Aug 7

My wife and I flew to visit our son in Chicago a couple of weeks ago. We scanned our passports without incident both ways. IIRC there is a different line for a non-"real" ID, like maybe just a regular driver's license. I would check with the airline just to be sure.

Wiz Imp

(6,655 posts)

3. He needs a Real ID or a current valid passport.

Reply to EarthAbides (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 08:07 PM

Aug 7

Without either he will not be allowed to fly

Edit: a military ID will work as well

stopdiggin

(14,258 posts)

4. I believe they are still working 'around' - but you will probably be shunted

Reply to EarthAbides (Original post)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 09:02 PM

Aug 7

into another line/area for 'additional' (and more time consuming) screening.

"If it's not compliant, they may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step, but people will be allowed to fly," Noem told a House Appropriations subcommittee. "We will make sure that it is as seamless as possible and that travelers will get to stay on their intended itinerary, but we are telling people that this law will be enforced."

What if I'm flying without a Real ID?

According to the TSA, 81% of travelers provide an acceptable ID at security checkpoints. But a CBS News data analysis in April found that at least 17 states were less than 50% compliant with Real ID requirements, and 30 states were less than 70% compliant, setting the stage for potential disruptions at checkpoints across the country.

There is hope for people who don't have an updated driver's license, state ID card or enhanced ID. The TSA said other forms of identification can be shown at checkpoints. Here's a list of those other acceptable IDs:

U.S. passport or U.S. passport card
Cards from Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler programs such as Global Entry
U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to military dependents
Permanent resident card
Border crossing card
Photo ID issued by a federally recognized tribal nation or Native American tribe
Federal employee or contractor ID card
Passport issued by a foreign government
Canadian provincial driver's license or ID card issued to Indigenous people in Canada
Transportation worker identification credential
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employment authorization card
U.S. merchant mariner credential
Veteran health identification card

above information issued just prior to May 7th cut off date - so they were still planning on putting people on planes at that time ...

EarthAbides

(350 posts)

5. Thanks for the responses!

Reply to EarthAbides (Original post)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 01:29 PM

Aug 8

I think I will go out to the airport and actually check there before I buy a ticket. I feel that if I call a call center, the representative might say one thing and the actual ground crew at the airport would say something else.

To get a Real ID would cost $29.00 to get birth certificate, $30.00 to get the application notarized to send in to get birth certificate, and then, the actual Real ID costs $54.00. My brother has been living in a homeless shelter in Spokane for the last year, it's a Union Gospel Mission Shelter that is designed for recovering addicts. He is not an addict but the religion and the structure was perfect for him, it gave him a roof over his head and 3 daily meals. He does his daily chores and they love him at the shelter! His SSDI got approved last month and his daughter and ex-wife want him in Colorado. Health wise and mentally he has been through hell this last year. Besides being a four shot a day diabetic, he was finally diagnosed in May with severe chronic pancreatitis and takes creon every time he eats anything. Having chronic explosive diarrhea for months is not a walk in the park... He is needed in Colorado, sooner rather than later, so I don't think I have the time to go through the application process, besides his benefits don't start until October. So if they say he can't fly, I guess it will be a Greyhound bus.

chia

(2,629 posts)

6. Wishing you and your brother and his family all the best. However you do it, hope he gets to Colorado okay.

Reply to EarthAbides (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 8, 2025, 10:30 PM

Aug 8

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