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This is to bring states into compliance with the standards required by the 2005 Real ID Act, so far only 27 US states are compliant with the Real ID Act.
Americans may soon need a passport for domestic flights | Daily Mail Online
They were previously allowed to use mere driving licenses.
But residents of some US states will soon require additional ID, such as passports, if they wish to embark on air travel - even if just domestically.
That's the new procedure on the horizon for people from states that have not yet introduced the standards required by the 2005 Real ID Act, which demands stricter regulations for state-issued IDs.
The states that haven't yet fallen into line each now have a grace period of three months to meet the revised criteria.
This deadline expires on 22 January 2018.
Travellers from states that miss the deadline will risk being detained at airport security and prevented from boarding flights if they don't have a passport or other TSA-approved form of identification, such as a green card, border crossing card or military ID.
This includes both international and domestic journeys.
Americans may soon need a passport for domestic flights | Daily Mail Online