Holiday travelers: Real ID required to . y domestic

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People flying domestically are required to show a REAL ID-compliant form of identifi cation in order to fly. Those without a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or ID, or a valid passport or passport card, may be directed to a separate area and may receive additional screening.

Beginning Feb. 1, U.S. flyers arriving at the airport without a REAL ID will be offered the option to pay $45 for an alternative process to prove their identities, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The new method, called Confirm ID, will start in February, and the results will be valid for 10 days, a window meant to cover most round-trip itineraries. The agency described the effort as part of a broader push to drive compliance with tighter federal identification rules while preserving a fallback for those without acceptable documents.

Travelers will be able to pay through Pay.gov and verify their identities online before arriving at the airport. They will have to show their receipt to a document checker during the security screening process. A notice last month said the fee would be $18.

For a full list of acceptable forms of identification at TSA checkpoints, visit https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/ identification.