Study: Millions of Americans Could Be Affected by REAL ID Deadline in 2020

U.S. Travel Association | September 26, 2019

U.S. Travel Launches Initiative to Get Travelers #REALIDready WASHINGTON (September 26, 2019) — Almost three out of four Americans are unprepared for the October 1, 2020 deadline for full implementation of REAL ID, and millions could be prevented from boarding a plane because they do not have the required identification, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. Next October 1, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will implement the last phase of enforcement of the REAL ID Act—the law originally passed in 2005 which will require travelers to present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other approved f...