Real ID for domestic air travel begins Oct 1 2020

Just a friendly reminder, DHS/TSA will require Real ID compliant identification for domestic air travel begining Oct 1 2020.

Wonder how many people will be inconvenienced by failing to upgrade an ID. Basically, proof of US Citizenship. Similar to what should be required for voter identification - Proof of US Citizenship.

Regardless what's written state legislations, an affidavit signature "under penalty of perjury" is not proof of US citizenship. It's proof a foreign national (illegal) will lie.

Back to Real ID, and the DHS Real ID webpage:

REAL ID

The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for certain purposes driver’s licenses and identification cards from states not meeting the Act’s minimum standards. The purposes covered by the Act are: accessing Federal facilities, entering nuclear power plants, and, boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft.

Description and Schedule of Enforcement Phases

The following enforcement measures are cumulative, with measures in each phase remaining in effect through successive phases. Each phase will begin with a 3-month period where agencies will provide notice to individuals attempting to use driver’s licenses or identification cards from noncompliant states but still allow access. After this period is over, agencies will no longer accept such identification for entry to Federal facilities, and individuals will need to follow the agency’s alternate procedures (to be made available by the agency).

•Phase 1: Restricted areas (i.e., areas accessible by agency personnel, contractors, and their guests) for DHS’s Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) headquarters.

•Phase 2: Restricted areas for all Federal facilities and nuclear power plants.

•Phase 3: Semi-restricted areas (i.e., areas available to the general public but subject to ID-based access control) for most Federal facilities (subject to limitations described in the next section). Access to Federal facilities will continue to be allowed for purposes of applying for or receiving Federal benefits.

•Phase 4: Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft.

DHS Real ID page:

https://www.dhs.gov/secure-drivers-license-documentation

Real ID documentation page:

https://www.dhs.gov/secure-drivers-license-documentation