In California, around 17 million of the state’s 39 million residents — about 43% — were considered REAL ID cardholders at the start of this year.

The deadline to get a California REAL ID is Wednesday, May 7. After the deadline, a REAL ID will also be required to enter federal facilities such as military bases, courthouses, and other secured ...

Starting May 7, 2025, fliers will not be able to fly commercial flights without a REAL ID or another form of identification accepted by TSA like a U.S. passport or military ID.

  DHS also said in the letter that California DMV will provide quarterly reports beginning Aug. 1 on the state's Real ID application process.

The South Salem DMV assists people on Friday, April 25, 2025 in Salem, Ore. Starting May 7, Oregon residents 18 years and older must have a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, permit or ID card or ...

One option for an updated California driver’s license is REAL ID. Drivers can use it to board a domestic flight or enter a secure federal facility that requires identification both now and after ...

Monday is the first day California is issuing federal real ID cards. Beginning October 1, 2020, driver's licenses and identification cards will need to be "Real ID-compliant" for anyone boarding a ...

Real ID, the federally compliant driver’s license that can be used as identification for getting on a plane starting in October 2020, became available Jan. 22, 2018 in California.