Travel Advisors Warn U.S. Clients to Get Ready for Real ID Deadline
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It may seem early to be worrying about the October 2020 deadline for so-called Real IDs for U.S. domestic travel, including U.S. territories, but planning ahead could reduce headaches at the airport or motor vehicle agencies.
A simple drivers license might not be sufficient to board U.S. domestic flights and trips to U.S. territories such as the Virgin Islands starting in the fall of 2020, and although the deadline may seem far off for now, some travel advisors are warning their clients to start thinking ahead.
The implementation of the Real ID law has been pushed back numerous times since Congress passed it in 2005, but starting in October of 2020, flyers will be required to present either a passport or Real ID-compliant drivers license or state identification to fly within the U.S.
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have already begun issuing the new licenses so residents of those states must obtain a new version of the drive
