Real ID deadline hits Wednesday, officials warns of travel delays for non-compliant flyers

With the Real ID deadline set for Wednesday leaders are urging travelers to ensure their identification is up-to-par to avoid delays and additional boarding approaches at airport protection checkpoints After being postponed for two years The Real ID deadline is decisively here and airports are about to get chaotic Starting Wednesday May passengers traveling domestically within the U S must present a Real-ID compliant form of identification in order to get through TSA check points as well as for access to several federal building according to the Department of Homeland Safety Over percent of Florida residents have their Real ID but for those that don t they re other forms of acceptable ID including any valid passport whether it s a U S passport or a passport from another country For military members we ll accept their ID card We also accept tribal IDs If someone has a global entry card we ll accept that as well mentioned Federal Safety Director at MIA Stephen Taber Airports across the nation have been reminding travelers of the upcoming requirements resulting in multiple residents flooding local DMV offices to get their updated forms of identification At Miami International Airport TSA workers are ready for those who are not Real ID compliant Anyone who doesn t have a Real ID or other forms of acceptable ID we re going to give one you one of these placard and then we re going to send them into a separate line in a que the line in front of the checkpoint there we re going to validate the ID that they do have and they may get particular additional screenings but then they ll be able to continue with their trip mentioned Taber While airport administration don t anticipate major delays at airport check points confusion is still expected among travelers Caleb Hogan a Real ID holder will be flying back home to Dallas on Friday and anticipates a lot frustrated passengers They re going to be confused and they re going to be upset like what are you talking about even though they ve been telling us for months about this A few places years they ve been telling us we needed to do this so revealed Hogan Miami resident and frequent flyer Calvin Louis doesn t seem too bothered by Wednesday s Real ID requirement I don t anticipate too countless delays I was prepared I got the upgrade the Real ID a sparse years ago so I don t really anticipate any changes he commented Louis shares this piece of advice for fellow travelers Get TSA pre-check That definitely is worth the money and definitely cuts down on about half of the time he noted Homeland Shield Secretary Kristi Noem mentioned travelers with non-complaint forms of identification will be allowed trip for the time being but with additional assurance measures implemented For more information and to find out if you re Real ID ready click here