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GregtheHamster t1_j109bn7 wrote

as to why anybody would get one, there is a new law the real ID's will be required to board planes. Originally this law was going to start in 2023, but it has been postponed to 2025. A lot of people were getting theirs early to avoid a rush before the law started, but now we have until 2025.

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Apprehensive-Hat-494 t1_j126n1p wrote

It was supposed to be 2021 originally. Though clearly the essential National security argument was bogus because the law was passed in 2005.

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mini4x t1_j18hqfr wrote

2018, then 2021, Then 2023, now deadline is to May 7, 2025.

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PakkyT t1_j18pa1l wrote

>there is a new law the real ID's will be required to board planes

To clarify, the law says you need a Real ID or other form of TSA-acceptable identification such as a passport, passport card, US DoD ID card, veterans health ID card (VHIC), and a slew of other compliant IDs.

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

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