SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While state issued drivers licenses, ID cards and Passport are some of the most common forms of identification, they aren’t your only option if you want to fly when new federal standards go into effect on October 1, 2020.
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) will allow the following 15 forms of identification to board domestic commercial flights in the United States:
- Drivers licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
- U.S. passport
- U.S. passport card
- DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
- U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
- Permanent resident card
- Border crossing card
- DHS-designated enhanced drivers license
- Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
- HSPD-12 PIV card
- Foreign government-issued passport
- Canadian provincial drivers license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
- Transportation worker identification credential
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential
If your California drivers license doesn’t expire soon and you’ve not gotten your REAL ID, you may consider holding off if you have a form of ID on the list above to save time and money.
Children under 18 years old are not required to provide ID to fly with a companion. Contact your airline for more information.
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